Two British agents are murdered by a mysterious Neonazi organization in West Berlin. The British Secret Service sends agent Quiller to investigate. Read More »
Tag Archives: Alec Guinness
The Comedians (1967) Peter Glenville, Richard Burton
Set in the Haiti of “Papa Doc” Duvalier, The Comedians tells the story of a sardonic Welsh hotel owner Read More »
The Detective / Father Brown (1954) Robert Hamer, Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Peter Finch
Amateur detective Father Ignatius Brown defies his Bishop and decides to transport to Rome 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 »
Smiley’s People (1982) Simon Langton
Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, George Smiley (Sir Alec Guinness) finds his old organization Read More »
The Ladykillers (1955) Alexander Mackendrick, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Cecil Parker
A gang of thieves rent a room upstairs from an old woman, who thinks they’re a musical band. Read More »
The Mudlark (1950) Jean Negulesco
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 »
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 »