The Beggar's Opera

Name: The Beggar's Opera
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Hugh Griffith, George Rose, Stuart Burge, Cyril Conway

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

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Cast & Crew

Director: Peter BrookWriters: Christopher Fry, Denis CannanProducers: Herbert Wilcox, Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

as MacHeath

Hugh Griffith

as The Beggar

George Rose

as 1st Turnkey

Stuart Burge

as 1st Prisoner

Cyril Conway

as 2nd Prisoner

Gerald Lawson

as 3rd Prisoner

Dorothy Tutin

as Polly Peachum

George Devine

as Peachum

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