---
title: 'The Beggar''s Opera (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Brook'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-beggars-opera-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045547/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Beggar's Opera (1953)

1953 · 94 min · Adventure, Music · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Beggar's Opera is a 1953 British historical musical film directed by Peter Brook in his feature directorial debut, based on John Gay's 1728 ballad opera. It stars Laurence Olivier, Hugh Griffith, Dorothy Tutin, Stanley Holloway, Daphne Anderson and Athene Seyler.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Laurence Olivier](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-olivier), [Herbert Wilcox](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-wilcox)
- **Director:** [Peter Brook](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-brook)
- **Screenplay:** [Christopher Fry](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-fry)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Arthur Bliss](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-bliss)
- **Director of Photography:** [Guy Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-green)
- **Editor:** [Reginald Beck](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-beck)

## Cast

- [Eric Pohlmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-pohlmann)
- [Mary Clare](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-clare)
- [Stanley Holloway](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-holloway)
- [Stuart Burge](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-burge)
- [Yvonne Furneaux](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvonne-furneaux)
- [Dorothy Tutin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-tutin)
- [Margot Grahame](https://cinepixo.com/people/margot-grahame)
- [Hugh Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-griffith)
- [Laurence Naismith](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-naismith)
- [Laurence Olivier](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-olivier)
- [George Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-rose)
- [George Devine](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-devine)
- [Athene Seyler](https://cinepixo.com/people/athene-seyler)

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