A gang of thieves rent a room upstairs from an old woman, who thinks they’re a musical band. Read More »
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The Mudlark (1950) Jean Negulesco, Irene Dunne, Alec Guinness, Andrew Ray
In 1875 London, young Wheeler (who lives by scavenging) finds a cameo of Queen Victoria Read More »
Little Dorrit (1987) Christine Edzard, Derek Jacobi, Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood
Arthur Clennam returns to London after working abroad for many years with his now deceased father. Read More »
H.M.S. Defiant (1962) Lewis Gilbert, Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Maurice Denham
Defiant’s crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Read More »
Smiley’s People (1982) Simon Langton, Alec Guinness, Eileen Atkins, Bill Paterson
Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, George Smiley (Sir Alec Guinness) finds his old organization Read More »
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) John Irvin, Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate
George Smiley has been retired for about a year when he finds a friend from the Circus Read More »
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) Robert Hamer, Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Valerie Hobson
Louis Mazzini’s mother belongs to the aristocratic family D’Ascoyne, but she ran away with an opera singer. Read More »
To Paris with Love (1955) Robert Hamer, Alec Guinness, Odile Versois, Vernon Gray
A middle-aged widower (Guinness) and his son go to Paris on vacation and try to find wives for each other in this charming romantic comedy. Read More »
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) Charles Crichton, Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sidney James
Holland, a shy retiring man, dreams of being rich and living the good life. Read More »
Our Man in Havana (1959) Carol Reed, Alec Guinness, Maureen O’Hara, Burl Ives
Jim Wormold is an expatriate Englishman living in pre-revolutionary Havana with his teenage daughter Milly. Read More »
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) Anthony Mann, Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guinness
Action-packed look at the beginnings of the fall of the Roman Empire. Read More »
The Man in the White Suit (1951) Alexander Mackendrick, Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker
Sidney Stratton, a humble inventor, develops a fabric which never gets dirty or wears out. Read More »
Cromwell (1970) Ken Hughes, Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley
Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. Read More »
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) David Lean, William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins
This movie deals with the situation of British prisoners of war during World War II who are ordered to build a bridge to accommodate the Burma-Siam railway. Read More »
Hotel Paradiso (1966) Peter Glenville, Gina Lollobrigida, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley
Monsieur Feydeau has writer’s block, and he needs a new play. Read More »