The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera (1953) — crime, history, music film. Directed by Peter Brook. Starring Laurence Olivier, Hugh Griffith, George Rose, Stuart Burge. This page maps 7 characters and 10 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

The Beggar's Opera (1953) Poster

Interactive Features for The Beggar's Opera

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Story Analysis

A theatrical story blurs fiction and reality as MacHeath escapes both the gallows of the opera and the prison of real life.

Crime, History, Music · 5.1/10 · 94 min · 1953

Credits

Director

Peter Brook
Cast

as MacHeath

Laurence Olivier
Cast

as The Beggar

Hugh Griffith
Cast

as 1st Turnkey

George Rose
Cast

as 1st Prisoner

Stuart Burge
Cast

as 2nd Prisoner

Cyril Conway
Cast

as 3rd Prisoner

Gerald Lawson
Cast

as Polly Peachum

Dorothy Tutin
Cast

as Peachum

George Devine
Cast

as Mrs. Peachum

Mary Clare
Cast

as Filch

Edward Pryor
Cast

as Mrs. Trapes

Athene Seyler
Cast

as Mr. Lockit

Stanley Holloway

Images

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q3204574), public domain (CC0).