![The Beggar's Opera](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/nzWKuu1d5CGO8RQGzfDfhzefTiv.jpg)
📜 Overview:
Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1953-08-24
⌚ Running Time:
94 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
4.9
Beloved Cast
![Laurence Olivier original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kziWbtgEJB0dFZA6kPyzoaYEyQ5.jpg)
MacHeath
Laurence Olivier
![Hugh Griffith original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xg3tpIaNyBmNBcJMG4Ft1uZTRVh.jpg)
The Beggar
Hugh Griffith
![George Rose original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/fiPzQB4hks9wBJsCdi3ApBP8CoJ.jpg)
1st Turnkey
George Rose
![Stuart Burge original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/wxyghx4XdWS6rWSOuaA6Qb7culX.jpg)
1st Prisoner
Stuart Burge
![Cyril Conway original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
2nd Prisoner
Cyril Conway
![Gerald Lawson original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
3rd Prisoner
Gerald Lawson
![Dorothy Tutin original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/qqN3LIpWSa5tu0VupUSfoh7RGGG.jpg)
Polly Peachum
Dorothy Tutin
![George Devine original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/5i1NfXKVRwOMXNULdgXotTjhi0n.jpg)
Peachum
George Devine
![Mary Clare original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/uvRGDhYEg7jAOUoh00yiozgWnSw.jpg)
Mrs. Peachum
Mary Clare
![Edward Pryor original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Filch
Edward Pryor
![Athene Seyler original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/oDi9maBaiTVuYMUg3k0c8MIKd68.jpg)
Mrs. Trapes
Athene Seyler
![Stanley Holloway original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/3FLfK05mtqhF0mtuWVVWQCYwbA9.jpg)
Mr. Lockit
Stanley Holloway
![Daphne Anderson original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/vXPvnOAJR5qaAKkD9BuHQakopk0.jpg)
Lucy Lockit
Daphne Anderson
![Eric Pohlmann original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/qAhphq0SaLBjb82AuVDCZJEapl1.jpg)
Inn Keeper
Eric Pohlmann
![Yvonne Furneaux original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/r3tTCcPcBQa3zyKHE48HAAhUP7X.jpg)
Jenny Diver
Yvonne Furneaux
![Kenneth Williams original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/wHdbVZCIJV3YB3bm18u7pXAz1T8.jpg)
Jack the Pot Boy
Kenneth Williams
![Sandra Dorne original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/6fjBYOc40KJ1hCxcLJmsKLxQVsm.jpg)
Sukey Tawdry
Sandra Dorne
![Laurence Naismith original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/qibowr2FSuU6i8Ma8IrpZRWPbZM.jpg)
Matt of the Mint
Laurence Naismith
![Max Brent original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
A Drunkard
Max Brent
![Mercy Haystead original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Dolly Trull
Mercy Haystead
![Patricia Raine original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/aqQ9baZl0tNPSIs0uxv6INCZdYe.jpg)
Mrs. Slammekin
Patricia Raine
![Jocelyn James original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Molly Brazen
Jocelyn James
![Isabel George original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Mrs. Vixen
Isabel George
![Helen Christie original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/63IouoGDkClXWVXcwn6vEk24YTA.jpg)
Betty Doxey
Helen Christie
![John Kidd original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
2nd Turnkey
John Kidd
![Herbert C. Walton original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
3rd Turnkey
Herbert C. Walton
![Eugene Leahy original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
4th Turnkey
Eugene Leahy
![Edgar Norfolk original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
5th Turnkey
Edgar Norfolk
![Oliver Hunter original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
2nd Chairman
Oliver Hunter
![Madge Brindley original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Gin Seller
Madge Brindley
![Felix Felton original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Governor
Felix Felton
![Denis Cannan original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
John, the Footman
Denis Cannan
![Margot Grahame original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/1FoE8nu7lKwrVQyYflfOKDz1LpS.jpg)
The Actress
Margot Grahame
![Tamba Allen original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Negro Page
Tamba Allen
![Terence Greenidge original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Chaplain
Terence Greenidge
![Billy Wells original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Hangman
Billy Wells
![Adele Leigh original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Singing voice
Adele Leigh
![Jennifer Vyvyan original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Singing voice
Jennifer Vyvyan
![Edith Coats original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Singing voice
Edith Coats
![Joan Cross original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Singing voice
Joan Cross
![John Cameron original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Singer
John Cameron
![Bruce Boyce original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Singing voice
Bruce Boyce
![Alanna Boyce original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Urchin
Alanna Boyce
![John Baker original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
2nd Chairman
John Baker