The Beggar's Opera

Peter Brook
1953-08-24


4.9
94 min

Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.

Cast

Name Character Team
Laurence Olivier MacHeath Unowned
Hugh Griffith The Beggar Unowned
George Rose 1st Turnkey Unowned
Stuart Burge 1st Prisoner Unowned
Cyril Conway 2nd Prisoner Unowned
Gerald Lawson 3rd Prisoner Unowned
Dorothy Tutin Polly Peachum Unowned
George Devine Peachum Unowned
Mary Clare Mrs. Peachum Unowned
Edward Pryor Filch Unowned
Athene Seyler Mrs. Trapes Unowned
Stanley Holloway Mr. Lockit Unowned
Daphne Anderson Lucy Lockit Unowned
Eric Pohlmann Inn Keeper Unowned
Yvonne Furneaux Jenny Diver Unowned
Kenneth Williams Jack the Pot Boy Unowned
Sandra Dorne Sukey Tawdry Unowned
Laurence Naismith Matt of the Mint Unowned
Max Brent A Drunkard Unowned
Mercy Haystead Dolly Trull Unowned
Patricia Raine Mrs. Slammekin Unowned
Jocelyn James Molly Brazen Unowned
Isabel George Mrs. Vixen Unowned
Helen Christie Betty Doxey Unowned
John Kidd 2nd Turnkey Unowned
Herbert C. Walton 3rd Turnkey Unowned
Eugene Leahy 4th Turnkey Unowned
Edgar Norfolk 5th Turnkey Unowned
Oliver Hunter 2nd Chairman Unowned
Madge Brindley Gin Seller Unowned
Felix Felton Governor Unowned
Denis Cannan John, the Footman Unowned
Margot Grahame The Actress Unowned
Tamba Allen Negro Page Unowned
Terence Greenidge Chaplain Unowned
Billy Wells Hangman Unowned
Adele Leigh Singing voice Unowned
Jennifer Vyvyan Singing voice Unowned
Edith Coats Singing voice Unowned
Joan Cross Singing voice Unowned
John Cameron Singer Unowned
Bruce Boyce Singing voice Unowned
Alanna Boyce Urchin Unowned
John Baker 2nd Chairman Unowned