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Released1953-10-05 + 2 more
Runtime1h 34m
DirectorPeter Brook

WritersJohn Gay (lyricist) + 2 more, Denis Cannan, Christopher Fry
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesEnglish
StudiosHerbert Wilcox Productions + 1 more, British Lion Films
GenresHistory, Crime, Music

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

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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
Daphne Anderson
Lucy Lockit
Eric Pohlmann
Inn Keeper
Yvonne Furneaux
Jenny Diver
Kenneth Williams
Jack the Pot Boy
Sandra Dorne
Sukey Tawdry
Laurence Naismith
Matt of the Mint
Max Brent
A Drunkard
Mercy Haystead
Dolly Trull
Patricia Raine
Mrs. Slammekin
Jocelyn James
Molly Brazen
Isabel George
Mrs. Vixen
Helen Christie
Betty Doxey
John Kidd
2nd Turnkey
Herbert C. Walton
3rd Turnkey
Eugene Leahy
4th Turnkey
Edgar Norfolk
5th Turnkey
Oliver Hunter
2nd Chairman
Madge Brindley
Gin Seller
Felix Felton
Governor
Denis Cannan
John, the Footman
Margot Grahame
The Actress
Tamba Allen
Negro Page
Terence Greenidge
Chaplain
Billy Wells
Hangman
Adele Leigh
Singing voice
Jennifer Vyvyan
Singing voice
Edith Coats
Singing voice
Joan Cross
Singing voice
John Cameron
Singer
Bruce Boyce
Singing voice
Alanna Boyce
Urchin
John Baker
2nd Chairman

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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

Daphne Anderson

Lucy Lockit

Eric Pohlmann

Inn Keeper

Yvonne Furneaux

Jenny Diver

Kenneth Williams

Jack the Pot Boy

Sandra Dorne

Sukey Tawdry

Laurence Naismith

Matt of the Mint

Max Brent

A Drunkard

Mercy Haystead

Dolly Trull

Patricia Raine

Mrs. Slammekin

Jocelyn James

Molly Brazen

Isabel George

Mrs. Vixen

Helen Christie

Betty Doxey

John Kidd

2nd Turnkey

Herbert C. Walton

3rd Turnkey

Eugene Leahy

4th Turnkey

Edgar Norfolk

5th Turnkey

Oliver Hunter

2nd Chairman

Madge Brindley

Gin Seller

Felix Felton

Governor

Denis Cannan

John, the Footman

Margot Grahame

The Actress

Tamba Allen

Negro Page

Terence Greenidge

Chaplain

Billy Wells

Hangman

Adele Leigh

Singing voice

Jennifer Vyvyan

Singing voice

Edith Coats

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