"in David Lean's ""The Bridge on the River Kwai"" (1957) with Alec Guinness, a huge commercial success. He made another war film for a British director, ""The Key"" (1958) with Trevor Howard and Sophia Loren for director Carol Reed. He played an American Civil War military surgeon in John Ford's ""The Horse Soldiers"" (1959) opposite John Wayne, which was a box office disappointment. Holden had another big hit with ""The World of Suzie Wong"" (1960) with Nancy Kwan. Less popular was ""Satan Never Sleeps"" (1961), the last film of Clifton Webb; ""The Counterfeit Traitor"" (1962), this third film with Seaton;"
"highest moneymaker of 1958 was ""Peyton Place"" at $12,000,000; in third place was ""Sayonara"" at $10,500,000. The film was re-released in 1964 and earned an estimated $2.6 million in North American rentals. The film initially received generally positive reviews, with Guinness being widely praised for his performance. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an approval rating of 94% based on 53 reviews, with an average rating of 9.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, ""This complex war epic asks hard questions, resists easy answers, and boasts career-defining work from star Alec Guinness and director David Lean."" On Metacritic,"
"Barnacle Bill (1957 film) Barnacle Bill (released in the US as All at Sea) is a 1957 Ealing Studios comedy film, starring Alec Guinness. He plays an unsuccessful Royal Navy officer, and six of his maritime ancestors. This was the penultimate Ealing comedy as well as the last film Guinness made for Ealing Studios. By coincidence, his first Ealing success was ""Kind Hearts and Coronets"" (1949), in which he also played multiple roles. The film was written by the screenwriter of ""Passport to Pimlico"". William Horatio Ambrose (Guinness) wants desperately to live up to the proud family tradition; the Ambroses"
"Alec Guinness. This was a massive hit and highly acclaimed. He was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1958. Hawkins played the lead role a film for John Ford, ""Gideon's Day"" (USA title: ""Gideon of Scotland Yard"") (1958), playing a police officer. He had a good role as a double agent in a war film, ""The Two-Headed Spy"" (1958) then was given another third lead in a Hollywood blockbuster ""Ben-Hur"" (1959), playing the Roman admiral who befriends Charlton Heston. It was even more successful than ""Bridge on the River Kwai"". He appeared as one"
"(1956) The Sea Lord (1956) Kami the Sherpa (US Title: Sherpa Adventure) (1957) Admiral's Fancy (1958) Wolfe Commands You (1959) Shadow Buttress (1959) The Battle of Cotton: Revolution in Britain (1960) Greencoats Against Napoleon (1960) The Flying Ensign: Greencoats Against Napoleon (1960) The Battle of Steam: Revolution in Britain (1961) The Lost Pothole (1961) The Sea Officer (1961) Byrd of the 95th (1962) Gentleman Johnny (1962) Thunder Over Spain (1962) H.M.S. Diamond Rock (1963) The Camp in the Hills (1964) Greenhorn's Cruise (1964) Mr Fiddle (1965) Number Two-Ninety (1966) Confederate Raider (1967) Mr Fiddle's Band (1967) Indestructible Jones (1967) Journey"
"by Alec Guinness in an Oscar-winning performance. The ""definitive"" Oscar-winning prisoner of war film was Billy Wilder's ""Stalag 17"" (1953), while the brief but powerful prison camp scenes of ""The Deer Hunter"" (1977) lend an air of tragedy to the whole of that film. Charlie Chaplin's ""Shoulder Arms"" (1918) set a style for war films to come, and was the first comedy about war in film history. British cinema in the Second World War marked the evacuation of children from London with social comedies such as ""Those Kids from Town"" (1942) where the evacuees go to stay with an earl"
"in Holland, waiting for an invasion that never came."" Count Five and Die Count Five and Die is a 1957 British war drama produced by Zonic Productions and released in the USA by the Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. It was directed by Victor Vicas, produced by Ernest Gartside with the screenplay by Jack Seddon and David Pursall. It stars Jeffrey Hunter, Nigel Patrick and Annemarie Düringer. In 1944 London, Major Julien Howard (Nigel Patrick), a British MI6 intelligence agent, meets Captain Bill Ranson (Jeffrey Hunter), his new American security officer. As Howard was previously picked up by German counter-intelligence, Ranson"
"Charlie Wilson's War (film) Charlie Wilson's War is a 2007 American biographical comedy-drama film, based on the story of U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson and CIA operative Gust Avrakotos, whose efforts led to Operation Cyclone, a program to organize and support the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War. The film was directed by Mike Nichols (his final film) and written by Aaron Sorkin, who adapted George Crile III's 2003 book """". Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman starred, with Amy Adams and Ned Beatty in supporting roles. It was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture"
"war films with ""The Cruel Sea"" (1953), the most successful film at the British box office in 1953. Frend did a drama with Robert Donat, ""Lease of Life"" (1954). His film ""The Long Arm"" (1956) won the Silver Bear for an Outstanding Single Achievement award at the 6th Berlin International Film Festival. Frend directed Alec Guinness in ""Barnacle Bill"" (1957), the penultimate Ealing comedy. The studio would soon be sold. Frend moved into television, directing episodes of ""Interpol Calling"", ""Schilling Playhouse"" and ""Danger Man"". He returned to films with ""Cone of Silence"" (1960) for Balcon's new Bryanston Films, and ""Girl"
"Count Five and Die Count Five and Die is a 1957 British war drama produced by Zonic Productions and released in the USA by the Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. It was directed by Victor Vicas, produced by Ernest Gartside with the screenplay by Jack Seddon and David Pursall. It stars Jeffrey Hunter, Nigel Patrick and Annemarie Düringer. In 1944 London, Major Julien Howard (Nigel Patrick), a British MI6 intelligence agent, meets Captain Bill Ranson (Jeffrey Hunter), his new American security officer. As Howard was previously picked up by German counter-intelligence, Ranson soon realizes that their assignment is to feed misinformation"
"Army Air Corps in World War II, Erwin returned to Hollywood to resume his acting career. His first film role was in the 1942 film ""You're in the Army Now"". Erwin acted in productions at the Pasadena Playhouse, the Laguna Beach Playhouse, the La Jolla Playhouse, and other venues in the Los Angeles area. In the late 1950s, Erwin was in such films as ""Man from Del Rio"" (1956) and ""The Night Runner"" (1957), before playing Jack Nicholson's father in ""The Cry Baby Killer"", Nicholson's first starring role in 1958. The long out-of-print film was released on DVD on November"
"Tom Hanks, Joanne Herring, Aaron Sorkin, and Mike Nichols. The HD DVD/DVD combo version also includes additional exclusive content. Charlie Wilson's War (film) Charlie Wilson's War is a 2007 American biographical comedy-drama film, based on the story of U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson and CIA operative Gust Avrakotos, whose efforts led to Operation Cyclone, a program to organize and support the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War. The film was directed by Mike Nichols (his final film) and written by Aaron Sorkin, who adapted George Crile III's 2003 book """". Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman starred, with Amy"
"Bombers B-52 Bombers B-52 (released in the UK as No Sleep till Dawn) is a 1957 Warner Bros. CinemaScope film in WarnerColor, produced by Richard Whorf and directed by Gordon Douglas. The film stars Natalie Wood and Karl Malden, and co-stars Marsha Hunt and Efrem Zimbalist Jr.. It was adapted from a Sam Rolfe story by screenwriter Irving Wallace. Leonard Rosenman composed the score. The film's storyline concerns the introduction of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber into the US Strategic Air Command (SAC) inventory during the Cold War era of the 1950s. A dilemma arises for a respected and highly"
"Return"" (1954), and Rita Hayworth in ""Fire Down Below"" (1957). He also played numerous military roles such as playing Colonel Steve Janowski in ""One Minute to Zero"" (1952), Corporal Allison, USMC in ""Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison"" (1957), Captain Murrell in ""The Enemy Below"" (1957), Maj. Cleve Saville USAF in The Hunters with Robert Wagner, May Britt and Richard Egan, Brigadier General Norman Cota in ""The Longest Day"" (1962), Lieutenant Colonel Barney Adams in ""Man in the Middle"" (1963), Admiral William F. Halsey in ""Midway"" (1976) and Colonel Rogers in ""Breakthrough"" (1979). Among his best-known films of the 1970s were the"
"1955 Oh... Rosalinda!! 1955 Richard III 1956 The Battle of the River Plate 1956 Sea Wife 1956 The High Terrace 1957 Hour of Decision 1957 Seven Thunders 1958 Harry Black 1959 The Devils Desciple 1960 Sink the Bismarck 1960 Cleopatra 1960 Peeping Tom 1961 The Valiant 1962 The Very Edge 1962 Vengeance 1962 H.M.S. Defiant 1963 The Leather Boys 1963 Hornblower 1965 The Bedford Incident 1965 Called in to assist in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines 1966. The Blue Max...Travelling mat expertise 1966 Binddle (One of Them Days) 1967 The Double Man 1968 The Lost Continent 1968 Midas"
"called ""The Prisoner"" a ""grim and gripping drama—which also happens to be an equally revealing motion picture, one of the best of the year...a film that will make you shiver—and think."" The Prisoner (1955 film) The Prisoner is a 1955 drama film directed by Peter Glenville and based on the play by Bridget Boland. The film stars Alec Guinness and Jack Hawkins. In an unnamed East European country that has recently come under Communist tyranny in place of Nazi tyranny, a Cardinal (Alec Guinness) is falsely accused of treason. The Interrogator (Jack Hawkins), an old friend of the Cardinal's but"
"of the best films ever about a painter"". Scott Weinberg of the ""Apollo Guide"" describes Guinness’ performance as ""a devilishly enjoyable character study"" that ""ranges from 'mildly dishevelled’ to 'tragically exhausted’"" and also praises Ronald Neame's direction. Henry Goodman has written of the idea of the artist as destroyer with reference to this film. The Horse's Mouth (film) The Horse's Mouth is a 1958 film directed by Ronald Neame and filmed in Technicolor. Alec Guinness wrote the screenplay from the 1944 novel ""The Horse's Mouth"" by Joyce Cary, and also played the lead role of Gulley Jimson, a London artist."
"(1959), ""The Guns of Navarone"" (1961), ""H.M.S. Defiant"", David Lean's ""Lawrence of Arabia"" (both 1962) and ""The Fall of the Roman Empire"" (1964). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1969 for his role as Cardinal Wolsey in ""Anne of the Thousand Days"". Often cast as the decent British officer, he drew upon his own wartime experiences, bringing a degree of authenticity to the parts notably absent from the performances of some non-combatant stars. One of his best friends from his days at the Old Vic was fellow actor Alec Guinness, who appeared in several"
"(1962), General Yevgraf Zhivago in ""Doctor Zhivago"" (1965), and Professor Godbole in ""A Passage to India"" (1984). He is also known for his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas's original ""Star Wars"" trilogy; for the original film, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 50th Academy Awards. Guinness was one of three British actors, along with Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud, who made the transition from Shakespearean theatre to blockbuster films immediately after World War II. Guinness served in the Royal Naval Reserve during the war and commanded a landing craft during the invasion of Sicily and"
"not inform them when the war ends. Instead, he maintains a masquerade to convince his ""guests"" that Germany is still fighting. Eventually, after seven years, they escape into a peaceful West Germany and find out the truth. Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious is a 1965 comedy film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt and starring Alec Guinness, Mike Connors and Robert Redford. It is based on the novel ""The Hiding Place"" by Robert Shaw. The title is a variation of an old Viennese saying; ""The situation is desperate but not serious."" In World War II, two American"
"H.M.S. Defiant H.M.S. Defiant (released as Damn the Defiant! in the United States) is a British naval war CinemaScope and Technicolor film from 1962 starring Alec Guinness and Dirk Bogarde. It tells the story of a mutiny aboard the fictitious ship of the title at around the time of the Spithead mutiny. It was directed by Lewis Gilbert, with a screenplay by Nigel Kneale from Frank Tilsley's novel ""Mutiny"" (1958). The film had its world premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square in London's West End on 22 February 1962. In 1797, the humane Captain Crawford (Alec Guinness) is in command"
"for 1949 to 1950. Credited as a technician of ""Hell Below Zero"" for Warwick Films. He was a cameraman for the British film ""The Cockleshell Heroes"", released in 1955 and acted as camera operator on several more Warwick Films. He continued this through 1976, when he contributed notably to American films ""Exodus"" (1960), ""Lord Jim"" (1965), the James Bond film ""You Only Live Twice"" (1967), ""Davey Major Roads""' (1969), Stanley Kubrick's ""A Clockwork Orange"" (1971), as well as three films by David Lean. His last film as a cameraman was released in 1988. As a cinematographer, he has worked on"
"June 2009, but was dropped from their catalogs in 2011. A loose remake of the same name was released in 2006, starring Queen Latifah as Georgia Byrd, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton, Alicia Witt, and Gérard Depardieu. Last Holiday (1950 film) Last Holiday is a 1950 British film featuring Alec Guinness in his sixth starring role. The low-key, dark 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. George Bird (Guinness), an ordinary, unassuming salesman of agricultural implements who inexplicably speaks"
"(1947); Soldier in ""Edward II"" (1947); Mr Brudenell in ""The Devil's Disciple"" (1949); Cibber in ""Whirligig"" (1950); ""The Passing Show"" (1951); Rev. Ambrose Wistons in ""The Cathedral"" (1952); ""Sunday Night Theatre"" (1952); Bates in ""The Commonplace Heart"" (1953); Dr Pennington in ""Emergency – Ward 10"" (1958); Second Doctor in The Blood Donor episode of ""Hancock's Half Hour"" (1961); Dr Cranston in ""The Saint"" (1963); Mr Roberts/Allan in ""No Hiding Place"" (1960-1965); Mr Martin/Frank Meek in ""Dixon of Dock Green"" (1956-1969); Thomas Anthem in ""The Fellows (Late of Room 17)"" (1967); Scrophulus in ""Up Pompeii!"" (1970); Member of Parliament in ""Dad's"
"the film, although the character did not appear in ""The Goon Show"" adaptation. The Man Who Never Was The Man Who Never Was is a 1956 UK Second World War film, produced by André Hakim, directed by Ronald Neame, that stars Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame and Robert Flemyng. It is based on the book of the same name by Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu and dramatises actual events. The film's storyline concerns Operation Mincemeat, a 1943 British Intelligence plan to deceive the Axis powers into thinking Operation ""Husky"", the Allied invasion of Sicily, would take place elsewhere in the Mediterranean. ""The"
"and suspence of the film It was one of the ten most popular films at the British box office in 1956. The Cockleshell Heroes The Cockleshell Heroes is a 1955 British Technicolor war film with Trevor Howard, Anthony Newley, Christopher Lee, David Lodge and José Ferrer, who also directed. Set during the Second World War, it is a fictionalised account of Operation Frankton, the December 1942 raid on German cargo shipping by British Royal Marines, when Special Boat Service commandos infiltrated Bordeaux Harbour using folding kayaks. It was the first Warwick Film to be filmed in CinemaScope. Producer Cubby Broccoli"
"Broadway smash ""South Pacific"" to remain with the show for all 1,925 performances. He won a Best Supporting Performance (Actor) Donaldson Award for 1948-1949 and a 1950 Tony Award for Actor, Supporting or Featured (Musical) for his portrayal of sailor Luther Billis. He later was featured on Broadway from 1955-1957 in the military comedy ""No Time for Sergeants"" and repeated his role as Sergeant King for the 1958 film version starring Andy Griffith. His other Broadway credits include ""27 Wagons Full of Cotton"" (1954), ""Joy to the World"" (1947), ""Soldier's Wife"" (1944), ""Storm Operation"" (1943), ""The Damask Cheek"" (1942), ""Lily"
"Lieutenant in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, he returned to stage acting. In the 1950s he moved into a directorial role, during which time he came to know Leonard Rossiter. From the mid-1950s he became more involved in television, and then film. His movies including ""The Day the Earth Caught Fire"" (1961), ""Jigsaw"" (1962), ""Incense for the Damned"" (1970), """" (1973), ""Clash of Loyalties"" (1983), ""To Catch a King"" (1984) and ""Thirteen at Dinner"" (1985). During his career he also appeared in such popular TV series as ""Crown Court"", ""The Avengers"", ""Emergency – Ward 10"", ""All Gas"
"Last Holiday (1950 film) Last Holiday is a 1950 British film featuring Alec Guinness in his sixth starring role. The low-key, dark 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. George Bird (Guinness), an ordinary, unassuming salesman of agricultural implements who inexplicably speaks with a posh public school accent, visits a physician for a routine check-up and is told he has Lampington's disease, a newly identified condition which allows him only a few weeks to live. He accepts the doctor’s"
"The Man Who Never Was The Man Who Never Was is a 1956 UK Second World War film, produced by André Hakim, directed by Ronald Neame, that stars Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame and Robert Flemyng. It is based on the book of the same name by Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu and dramatises actual events. The film's storyline concerns Operation Mincemeat, a 1943 British Intelligence plan to deceive the Axis powers into thinking Operation ""Husky"", the Allied invasion of Sicily, would take place elsewhere in the Mediterranean. ""The Man Who Never Was"" was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. Nigel"
"to the actor Nigel Patrick in 1951. They remained married until her death in 1979. Beatrice Campbell Beatrice Campbell (31 July 1922 – 10 May 1979) was a British stage and film actress, born in County Down, Northern Ireland, UK. After a distinguished London stage career, Campbell entered film in the mid-1940s. She received positive notices internationally for her performances in ""Silent Dust"" (1949) and ""Last Holiday"" (1950), with Alec Guinness, which remains her best-known role. Campbell was married twice. Her first marriage was to Squadron Leader Michael Robert MacClancy of No. 226 Squadron RAF, who died aged 22, on"
"The Prisoner (1955 film) The Prisoner is a 1955 drama film directed by Peter Glenville and based on the play by Bridget Boland. The film stars Alec Guinness and Jack Hawkins. In an unnamed East European country that has recently come under Communist tyranny in place of Nazi tyranny, a Cardinal (Alec Guinness) is falsely accused of treason. The Interrogator (Jack Hawkins), an old friend of the Cardinal's but now a Communist, is given the task of persuading him to make a public confession of treason. The Interrogator eventually breaks though by showing how the Cardinal became a priest to"
"(1951), as an RAF officer during the war; ""The Planter's Wife"" (1952), as a rubber planter combating communists in the Malayan Emergency (with Claudette Colbert); and ""Mandy"" (1952), the headmaster of a school for the deaf. All films ranked among the top ten most popular films at the British box office in 1952 and British exhibitors voted him the fourth most popular British star at the local box office. Hawkins consolidated his new status with ""The Cruel Sea"", playing a driven naval officer in the war. Sir Michael Balcon said, ""Even before the script was written, we knew it had"