The Beggar's Opera

Name: The Beggar's Opera
Released: 1953-08-24

1953· NR· 1h 34m· Crime· History· Music

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

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Key Crew

Director of PhotographyGuy Green

Original Music ComposerArthur Bliss

Full cast & crew (30 cast · 15 crew)

Released1953-08-24

Runtime1h 34m · NR

StatusReleased

StudiosHerbert Wilcox Productions · British Lion Films

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Rating5.1/10 · 6 votes

Original languageen

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