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L'opéra des gueux (1953)

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L'opéra des gueux

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Director

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  • Peter Brook
    Peter Brook

Writers

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  • John Gay
    John Gay
    libretto
  • Denis Cannan
    Denis Cannan
    screenplay
  • Christopher Fry
    Christopher Fry
    additional dialogue

Cast

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(in credits order)
  • Laurence Olivier
    Laurence Olivier
    Laurence Olivier
    Captain MacHeath
  • Hugh Griffith
    Hugh Griffith
    Hugh Griffith
    The Beggar
  • Donald Pleasence, John Cairney, Melvyn Hayes, and George Rose in L'impasse aux Violences (1960)
    George Rose
    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
  • Keith Michell and Dorothy Tutin in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)
    Dorothy Tutin
    Dorothy Tutin
    Polly Peachum
  • George Devine and Stanley Holloway in L'opéra des gueux (1953)
    George Devine
    George Devine
    Peachum
  • Mary Clare
    Mary Clare
    Mary Clare
    Mrs. Peachum
  • Edward Pryor
    Edward Pryor
    Filch
  • Athene Seyler
    Athene Seyler
    Athene Seyler
    Mrs. Trapes
  • Stanley Holloway
    Stanley Holloway
    Stanley Holloway
    Mr. Lockit
  • Daphne Anderson
    Daphne Anderson
    Daphne Anderson
    Lucy Lockit
  • Eric Pohlmann
    Eric Pohlmann
    Eric Pohlmann
    Inn Keeper
  • Yvonne Furneaux in L'armure noire (1955)
    Yvonne Furneaux
    Yvonne Furneaux
    Jenny Diver
  • Kenneth Williams in An Audience with Kenneth Williams (1983)
    Kenneth Williams
    Kenneth Williams
    Jack the Pot Boy
  • Sandra Dorne and Maxwell Reed in Marilyn (1953)
    Sandra Dorne
    Sandra Dorne
    Sukey Tawdrey
  • Laurence Naismith
    Laurence Naismith
    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
    Helen Christie
    Helen Christie
    Betty Doxey
  • John Kidd in Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir (1961)
    John Kidd
    John Kidd
    2nd Turnkey
  • Herbert C. Walton
    Herbert C. Walton
    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 in The Canterville Ghost (1966)
    Madge Brindley
    Madge Brindley
    Gin Seller
  • Felix Felton
    Felix Felton
    Governor
  • Denis Cannan in L'opéra des gueux (1953)
    Denis Cannan
    Denis Cannan
    John, the Footman
  • Margot Grahame in Le mouchard (1935)
    Margot Grahame
    Margot Grahame
    The Actress
  • Tamba Allen
    Tamba Allen
    Negro Page
    (as Tamba Allenby)
  • Terence Greenidge
    Terence Greenidge
    Chaplain
  • Bombardier Billy Wells
    Bombardier Billy Wells
    Hangman
    (as Billy Wells)
  • 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 in L'opéra des gueux (1953)
    Alanna Boyce
    Alanna Boyce
    Urchin

Producers

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

Composer

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  • Arthur Bliss
    Arthur Bliss
    composer (as Sir Arthur Bliss)

Cinematographer

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  • Guy Green
    Guy Green
    cinematographer (photographed by)

Editor

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  • Reginald Beck
    Reginald Beck

Casting Director

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  • Patricia Smith
    Patricia Smith

Production Designer

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  • Georges Wakhévitch
    Georges Wakhévitch

Art Director

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  • William C. Andrews
    William C. Andrews

Costume Designer

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  • Georges Wakhévitch
    Georges Wakhévitch

Makeup Department

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  • Tony Sforzini
    Tony Sforzini
    makeup artist
  • Joyce Wood
    Joyce Wood
    hairdresser

Production Manager

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

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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

Art Department

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

Sound Department

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

Special Effects

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  • George Samuels
    George Samuels
    special effects
  • Wally Veevers
    Wally Veevers
    special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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

Costume Department

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  • Maude Churchill
    Maude Churchill
    wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department

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

Music Department

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

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Elaine Schreyeck
    Elaine Schreyeck
    continuity

Additional Crew

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

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