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The Beggar's Opera (1953) UK / 94 min
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Genre: Crime / History / Musical /  more »
User Ratings: 6.3 (111 votes)  more »
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Summary: Authentic rendering of John Gay's 18th century musical, filmed in Technicolor, about Captain MacHeath...  more »
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Filmmakers: Peter Brook - Director, Denis Cannan - Writer (writer), Christopher Fry - Writer (writer), John Gay - Writer (opera), Laurence Olivier - Producer, Herbert Wilcox - Producer, Guy Green - Cinematographer, Arthur Bliss - Composer, Georges Wakhévitch - Production Designer, Reginald Beck - Editor  more »
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 Laurence Olivier ... Captain MacHeath 1,517 
Hugh Griffith ... The Beggar 5,982 
George Rose ... 1st Turnkey 45,925 
Stuart Burge ... 1st Prisoner 115,214 
Cyril Conway ... 2nd Prisoner 349,243 
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