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Box office. £109,084 (UK) [1] Last Holiday is a 1950 British black comedy film, featuring Alec Guinness in his sixth starring role. The low key, black comedy was written and co-produced by J. B. Priestley and directed by Henry Cass, featuring irony and wit often associated with Priestley. Shooting locations included Bedfordshire and Devon.
Last Holiday: Directed by Henry Cass. With Alec Guinness, Beatrice Campbell, Kay Walsh, Grégoire Aslan. When a lonely, unappreciated farm-equipment salesman discovers he has only a few weeks to live, he withdraws his savings for a final holiday at a "posh" resort.
Mar 26, 2021 · Last Holiday. Told by his doctor he has no more than a few months to live, drab British workingman George Bird (Alec Guinness) decides to spend his savings on lodging at a seaside resort. Once there, however, he finds his identity caught between upstairs and downstairs, the guests and the “help.”. A droll social commentary as well as an ...
Last Holiday (1950) Movie Info Synopsis When ordinary middle-class salesman George Bird (Alec Guinness) is diagnosed with a rare and fatal illness, he decides to spend his few remaining days in ...
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I found this movie to be entertaining at least for 3/4 of the way, before it started to go south on me. The writing is good and the dialogue realistic, and the people the hero meets as he continues his adventure are varied and intriguing. But there are two developments that ruined the movie for me, both near the end.
Jul 7, 2010 · Last Holiday (1950), his fifth feature, changed all that, establishing Guinness as a leading man, an actor who could carry a film and a burgeoning star in his own right. A melancholy comedy of rebirth and regret, Last Holiday was an original screenplay by the popular and prolific British author and playwright J.B. Priestley, who also produced the film, and is arguably the most successful film based on his work.
Editing. Monica Kimick. Music. Francis Chagrin. Told by his doctor he has no more than a few months to live, drab British workingman George Bird (Alec Guinness) decides to spend his savings on lodging at a seaside resort. Once there, however, he finds his identity caught between upstairs and downstairs, the guests and the “help.”.
