The Beggar's Opera (1953)
Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
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Cast
- Laurence Olivier — MacHeath
- Hugh Griffith — The Beggar
- George Rose — 1st Turnkey
- Stuart Burge — 1st Prisoner
- Cyril Conway — 2nd Prisoner
- Gerald Lawson — 3rd Prisoner
- Dorothy Tutin — Polly Peachum
- George Devine — Peachum
- Mary Clare — Mrs. Peachum
- Edward Pryor — Filch
- Athene Seyler — Mrs. Trapes
- Stanley Holloway — Mr. Lockit
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