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The Beggars Opera (1953)
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62
NR
1 hr 34 min
Aug 24th, 1953
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Adaptation of John Gays 18th century opera featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar
Starring
Laurence Olivier
Hugh Griffith
George Rose
Director
Peter Brook
Writers
Christopher Fry
Denis Cannan
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Theatrical Release:
August 24th, 1953
Original Language:
English
Production Companies:
Herbert Wilcox Productions British Lion Films
Movie Tags:
opera
Cast & Crew
L
Laurence Olivier
as MacHeath
H
Hugh Griffith
as The Beggar
G
George Rose
as 1st Turnkey
S
Stuart Burge
as 1st Prisoner
C
Cyril Conway
as 2nd Prisoner
G
Gerald Lawson
as 3rd Prisoner
L
Laurence Olivier
Producer
C
Christopher Fry
Writer
A
Arthur Bliss
Original Music Composer
P
Peter Brook
Director
G
Guy Green
Director of Photography
D
Denis Cannan
Writer
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