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The Beggar's Opera (1953) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Peter Brook

Writing Credits  

John Gay ... (libretto)
 
Denis Cannan ... (screenplay)
Christopher Fry ... (additional dialogue)

Cast (in credits order)  

Laurence Olivier ... Captain MacHeath
Hugh Griffith ... The Beggar
George Rose ... 1st Turnkey
Stuart Burge Stuart Burge ... 1st Prisoner
Cyril Conway Cyril Conway ... 2nd Prisoner
Gerald Lawson Gerald Lawson ... 3rd Prisoner
Eileen Harvey Eileen Harvey ... Young Female Traveller
Dorothy Tutin ... Polly Peachum
George Devine ... Peachum
Mary Clare ... Mrs. Peachum
Edward Pryor 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 Tawdrey
Laurence Naismith ... Matt of the Mint
Max Brent Max Brent ... A Drunkard
Mercy Haystead Mercy Haystead ... Dolly Trull
Patricia Raine Patricia Raine ... Mrs. Slammekin
Jocelyn James Jocelyn James ... Molly Brazen
Isabel George Isabel George ... Mrs. Vixen
Helen Christie ... Betty Doxey
John Kidd ... 2nd Turnkey
Herbert C. Walton ... 3rd Turnkey (as H.C. Walton)
Eugene Leahy Eugene Leahy ... 4th Turnkey
Edgar Norfolk Edgar Norfolk ... 5th Turnkey
Oliver Hunter Oliver Hunter ... 1st Chairman
John Baker John Baker ... 2nd Chairman
Madge Brindley ... Gin Seller
Felix Felton Felix Felton ... Governor
Denis Cannan ... John, the Footman
Margot Grahame ... The Actress
Tamba Allen Tamba Allen ... Negro Page (as Tamba Allenby)
Terence Greenidge Terence Greenidge ... Chaplain
Billy Wells Billy Wells ... Hangman
Adele Leigh Adele Leigh ... Singing voice
Edith Coats Edith Coats ... Singing voice / Mrs. Coaxer (as Edith Coates)
Jennifer Vyvyan Jennifer Vyvyan ... Singing voice
Joan Cross Joan Cross ... Singing voice
John Cameron John Cameron ... Singing voice
Bruce Boyce Bruce Boyce ... Singing voice
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alanna Boyce ... Urchin

Produced by 

Eric Goodhead ... associate producer
Laurence Olivier ... producer
Herbert Wilcox ... producer

Music by 

Arthur Bliss ... (as Sir Arthur Bliss)

Cinematography by 

Guy Green ... (photographed by)

Editing by 

Reginald Beck

Casting By 

Patricia Smith

Production Design by 

Georges Wakhévitch

Art Direction by 

William C. Andrews

Costume Design by 

Georges Wakhévitch

Makeup Department 

Tony Sforzini ... makeup artist
Joyce Wood ... hairdresser

Production Management 

John Wilcox ... production manager (as John D. Wilcox)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Frank Hollands ... assistant director
Harold Buck ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Jack Causey ... assistant director (uncredited)
John Draper ... third assistant director (uncredited)
Geoffrey Helman ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Len Townsend ... set dresser (as Leonard Townsend)
Peter Mullins ... scenic artist (uncredited)
A.J. Van Montagu ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Frank Willson ... draughtsman (uncredited)
Albert Witherick ... assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Peter Handford ... sound recordist
Red Law ... sound recordist
Alan Blay ... sound assistant (uncredited)
Bill Cook ... boom operator (uncredited)
Jimmy Dooley ... sound camera operator (uncredited)
Gerry Hambling ... dubbing editor (uncredited)
Barbara Hopkins ... dubbing crew (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

George Samuels ... special effects
Wally Veevers ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department 

Austin Dempster ... camera operator
Wally Fairweather ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Dennis Fox ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Godfrey A. Godar ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Arthur Ibbetson ... camera operator (uncredited)
Herbert Salisbury ... camera operator (uncredited)
James Swarbrick ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Maude Churchill ... wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department 

Joan Bridge ... color consultant: Technicolor
Ron Freeman ... second assistant editor (uncredited)
Basil Warren ... assembly cutter (uncredited)

Music Department 

William Blezard ... repetiteur
Arthur Bliss ... arranger (as Sir Arthur Bliss)
Christopher Fry ... additional lyrics
Muir Mathieson ... musical director

Script and Continuity Department 

Elaine Schreyeck ... continuity

Additional Crew 

John Brabourne ... production assistant
Frank Staff ... dance arrangements

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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