The Beggar's OperaThe Beggar's Opera1953Queuebrick VideoQueueLWatchedWFavoriteFListsAdaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.DirectorPeter BrookCinematographyGuy GreenStudioHerbert Wilcox ProductionsOverviewDiscussionCastCrewDetailsWhere to watchActorRoleLaurence OlivierMacHeathMacHeathHugh GriffithThe BeggarThe BeggarGeorge Rose1st Turnkey1st TurnkeyStuart Burge1st Prisoner1st PrisonerCCyril Conway2nd Prisoner2nd PrisonerGGerald Lawson3rd Prisoner3rd PrisonerDorothy TutinPolly PeachumPolly PeachumGeorge DevinePeachumPeachumMary ClareMrs. PeachumMrs. PeachumEEdward PryorFilchFilchAthene SeylerMrs. TrapesMrs. TrapesStanley HollowayMr. LockitMr. LockitDaphne AndersonLucy LockitLucy LockitEric PohlmannInn KeeperInn KeeperYvonne FurneauxJenny DiverJenny DiverKenneth WilliamsJack the Pot BoyJack the Pot BoySandra DorneSukey TawdrySukey TawdryLaurence NaismithMatt of the MintMatt of the MintMMax BrentA DrunkardA DrunkardMMercy HaysteadDolly TrullDolly TrullPatricia RaineMrs. SlammekinMrs. SlammekinJJocelyn JamesMolly BrazenMolly BrazenIIsabel GeorgeMrs. VixenMrs. VixenHelen ChristieBetty DoxeyBetty DoxeyJJohn Kidd2nd Turnkey2nd TurnkeyHHerbert C. Walton3rd Turnkey3rd TurnkeyEEugene Leahy4th Turnkey4th TurnkeyEEdgar Norfolk5th Turnkey5th TurnkeyOOliver Hunter2nd Chairman2nd ChairmanMMadge BrindleyGin SellerGin Seller
