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Cast
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Laurence Olivier | As: MacHeath |
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Hugh Griffith | As: The Beggar |
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George Rose | As: 1st Turnkey |
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Stuart Burge | As: 1st Prisoner |
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Cyril Conway | As: 2nd Prisoner |
Storyline
Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
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| Certification: | NR |
Cast
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Laurence Olivier |
MacHeath |
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Hugh Griffith |
The Beggar |
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George Rose |
1st Turnkey |
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Stuart Burge |
1st Prisoner |
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Cyril Conway |
2nd Prisoner |
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Gerald Lawson |
3rd Prisoner |
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Dorothy Tutin |
Polly Peachum |
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George Devine |
Peachum |
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Mary Clare |
Mrs. Peachum |
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Edward Pryor |
Filch |
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Athene Seyler |
Mrs. Trapes |
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Stanley Holloway |
Mr. Lockit |
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Daphne Anderson |
Lucy Lockit |
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Eric Pohlmann |
Inn Keeper |
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Yvonne Furneaux |
Jenny Diver |
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Kenneth Williams |
Jack the Pot Boy |
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Sandra Dorne |
Sukey Tawdry |
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Laurence Naismith |
Matt of the Mint |
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Max Brent |
A Drunkard |
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Mercy Haystead |
Dolly Trull |
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Patricia Raine |
Mrs. Slammekin |
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Jocelyn James |
Molly Brazen |
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Isabel George |
Mrs. Vixen |
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Helen Christie |
Betty Doxey |
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John Kidd |
2nd Turnkey |
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Herbert C. Walton |
3rd Turnkey |
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Eugene Leahy |
4th Turnkey |
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Edgar Norfolk |
5th Turnkey |
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Oliver Hunter |
2nd Chairman |
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Madge Brindley |
Gin Seller |
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Felix Felton |
Governor |
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Denis Cannan |
John, the Footman |
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Margot Grahame |
The Actress |
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Tamba Allen |
Negro Page |
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Terence Greenidge |
Chaplain |
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Billy Wells |
Hangman |
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Adele Leigh |
Singing voice |
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Jennifer Vyvyan |
Singing voice |
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Edith Coats |
Singing voice |
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Joan Cross |
Singing voice |
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John Cameron |
Singer |
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Bruce Boyce |
Singing voice |
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Alanna Boyce |
Urchin |
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John Baker |
2nd Chairman |
Directed By
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Peter Brook |
Director |
Writing Credits
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Christopher Fry |
Writer |
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Denis Cannan |
Writer |
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John Gay |
Lyricist |
Production Crew
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Eric Goodhead |
Associate Producer |
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Herbert Wilcox |
Producer |
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Laurence Olivier |
Producer |
Edited By
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Reginald Beck |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Georges Wakhévitch |
Costume Design |
Sound
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Arthur Bliss |
Original Music Composer |
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Johann Christoph Pepusch |
Songs |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Guy Green |
Director of Photography |
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Wally Fairweather |
Assistant Camera |
Lighting
Art Department
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Georges Wakhévitch |
Production Design |
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William C. Andrews |
Production Design |
Other Crew
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