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Synopsis:
Top-notch, biting black comedy, with Alec Guinness (who also penned the screenplay, based on the novel by Joyce Cary) on excellent form as an egotistical artist. He's filled with the all-consuming ambition to paint a masterpiece - and live life in the lap of luxury. However, his determined attempts to find a wealthy patron serve only to reduce his friends' lives to chaos. Kay Walsh, Renee Houston, Michael Gough and Robert Coote number among the supporting cast
Cast:
Alec Guinness as Gulley Jimson, Kay Walsh as Coker, Renee Houston as Sarah, Robert Coote as Sir William Beeder, Michael Gough as Abel, Mike Morgan as Nosey, Arthur Macrae as Alabaster, Veronica Turleigh as Lady Beeder, Reginald Beckwith, Richard Gough, Ernest Thesiger, Gillian Vaughn, Richard Caldecott
Credits:
Ronald Neame - Director, John Bryan - Producer
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