I wish Alec Guinness could see all the appreciative comments on all KZread videos of his movies. He was plagued by insecurity and self-doubt -- I bet he'd be delighted to know that so many people all over the world are still enjoying and admiring his performances half a century after the movies were released.

@Domdeone1

4 күн бұрын

@@beatrizbecker3728 He is one of my favourite actors, thu born in 67, my folks used to bring me up older films

Lovely old London of my youth, I'm 85 yrs .lost but not forgotten ❤

Hard to believe the Guinness of this film put against his performance in Bridge on the River Kwai what a versatile actor he was.

@unowen-nh9ov

7 ай бұрын

ALL of them in Kind Hearts and Coronets.

As an artist, I so appreciate this movie. The main character is actually incredibly prolific in the film, completing two large-scale paintings in a couple of months while working on a third. Alec Guinness was always super proud of his work on this film, as he had a right to be.

@LuxuryGoat1

11 ай бұрын

I really like this movie, but if, as an artist, you appreciate it, seek out the novel of the same name, on which it is based, by Joyce Carey. It is utterly brilliant. Funny, yes, but much more bitter than this. But Gully Jimpson's view of the world will mean a great deal to any artist. Be warned, though; some of his descriptions of his life experiences are shocking.

What a great actor Alec Guinness was.

1958. Alec Guinness was a brilliant actor. Look at how he completely changed his voice for this role.

Great to see old England. Sadly, that country no longer exists.

@fndngnvrlnd

11 ай бұрын

Neither do the countries and civilisations you destroyed.

@timbimjim514

11 ай бұрын

@@fndngnvrlnd Who? Me?

@pressureworks

11 ай бұрын

@@timbimjim514 I guess so. Lol. Who knew you were personally responsible !!

@sharronturner1801

11 ай бұрын

​@@fndngnvrlndAny country the UK has ever been involved in was left in a condition far superior to the one it was found in. Mud huts🙄

@johncarlisle6865

11 ай бұрын

​@@fndngnvrlndname them

the film was chosen for the royal command performance of 1959 a great acknowledgement and appreciation

Mr A Guinness Esq one of England's finest !!

How lovely London was in the old days.

A fun time capsule! The paintings are by John Bratby. Sadly, Michael Morgan (who plays the young character Nosey) died of meningitis before the film was complete. Thank you for posting.

@ColinBarrett001

Ай бұрын

What a shame. I could see in this film that he was talented and wondered why he hadn't become well known.

The redoubtable, unique Sir Alec Guiness. Timeless.

Alec Guiness is only in his mid-40s in this film! Also, a big coincidence that the tetchy lady in the queue is Joan Hickson of Miss Marple fame, and the exhibition is called the Hickson.

Love these films...much easier to watch than the wobbling zooming in and out rubbish they make these days.

Very unique film. AG has taken this genre and removed the silliness replacing it with artistic temperament. Can definitely see the Banksy angle, may have inspired him at a young age. The film has caused a big debate and people have felt like commenting, good and bad. So it's no bad thing that a film made 65 years ago can still get a reaction. Very sad to learn that Mike Morgan died at such a young age, I was wondering why I'd not seen him in other things. He played his character very well and must have been highly thought of by such a great actor as AG to have landed a co starring role. Kay Walsh as 'Coker' is excellent too. They certainly don't make 'em like that anymore, which is a shame.

I love seeing the old London scenes 😊

He is so damned good in this, as he was in all I've seen. Some did not like this film but, as an artist I can totally relate and enjoy! He was an artist! I'll watch it again.

@andrewelliott4436

11 ай бұрын

"The Moon and Sixpence."

I used to love England. Thank you for uploading this.

Love that response from the policeman, " ... and pull your socks up!" Now you can't even tell people to pull their pants up.

What a strange, magnificent film. Thank you for posting it. Guinness's performance was masterful, but how he managed to sustain that croaky voice for so long is beyond me.

Old England was great until it was meticulously dismantled in favour of this turbulent and disheveled country in which we now live. Give me a Tardis so I could travel back 50 years!!

@unowen-nh9ov

7 ай бұрын

Not the kind of box they'll be putting you in.

@Domdeone1

4 күн бұрын

@@philshaw7143 lt is not very satisfying to acknowledge living today, knowing that l have missed a golden age of much of what Britain had back in the fifties.

Another KZread Easter Egg, thanks for posting...... I remember a TV interview decades ago with Alec Guinness on how he developed his characters. He used to go to the zoo in Regents Park and study the animals, he would spend all day there.. For this movie, he said he used the chimpanzee ...

As an artist myself this movie has always been close to my heart.

I like the old British movies from the late 50s and early 60s being an ex. London Transport bus driver I like seeing the RT type buses at the beginning. Note also outside the prison in Du Cane Road...no yellow lines in the late 50s...so park where ya like...although reality in the 50s was a lower car ownership then, so no heavy use of parking restrictions then.

"Who lives a million years?" - response "A million people every twelve months!"

@gilesgrainger9555

Ай бұрын

Bit my arse off, that line! Thank you for noticing it too. I find myself often bewildered to think..... these lines were written then.... but such writing rarely exists in film today! It must be very boring to be a film actor these days...? I hope not

Guinness and other great character actors in a jewel of a film. Priceless!

"Don't look at it, feel it with your eyes." "The sky is a little bit accidental, like when a cat spills its breakfast." I propose a toast to courage, belonging to the distant past in movie-making. A toast to all who knew that life is but a farce, mirrored to give us strength. "When it comes to a wife, give me a woman every time."

Is that Sir Alec Guinness!? So much respect... Greetings from Bucarest ROMANIA 🍀☀️👏👍

@davidkidd1974

6 ай бұрын

Alec Guinness CH, CBE "CH" The Order of the Companions of Honour is an honour given to people in the Commonwealth who have made a significant contribution to the arts, science, medicine or the government over a long period of time. CBE, Commander of the Order of the British Empire is conferred for a distinguished and innovative contribution to any area. It is the highest ranking Order of the British Empire level, excluding a knighthood.

This is a great old movie, I remember when it first came out. Alec Guinness was a great actor

The last lines spoken by Jimson are from Chesterton, his poem The Rolling English Road.

Sir Alec, great performance as always.

Good old english movies...❤ I love them a lot! Why on Earth not any more today such kind of great events, I wonder why!?😢

Alec G. plays and understood what is doing. RARY VERY GOOD ENGLISH MOVIE.

Ahhh, Alec as Henry Holland.. Alec as Gulley..Alec as George..the thinking man's actor..say no more..

@user-vx9lx9hy4v

2 ай бұрын

Totally agreed, he's my favourite actor & I'm only 28

"Now see what you done, got me locked out for life." The makings of a great yarn just there in the first minutes

The Ladykillers was another good Sir Alec film

@unowen-nh9ov

7 ай бұрын

ALL of his, didn't know he could do this & in matter of fact Obi-Wan WROTE it.

This makes it clear just what we have lost

A well made film with the amazing Alec Guiness. Thanks for sharing this jewel The Horse’s mouth.

One of my favorite movies, what a gem.

I always feel this film is a bit sad in that Mike Morgan, who played Nosey died of meningitis before the film was released. It is always sad when somebody dies that young - I feel the same way about Kay Kendall - she made some great comedies but you remember that she died in her early 30s (of leukemia in her case).

Mike Morgan died before the film was completed. He was so young and had caught meningitis. The rest of his lines had to be dubbed by another actor. Tragic.

I'm only 20 minutes into this movie. I don't know how you Brits are taking it but I think it's a hoot from across the pond-- great acting and pretty funny dialogue... something very missing in today's movies coming out of Holly weird.😅

Nice to see the old london scenes x

Excellent film with amazing atmospheric sets and very subtle theatrical effects to enrich the wonderful acting. I did wander a little at times thinking I was in 'Oliver' especially on the boat scenes, and also expected the young Ian Lavender to be told "You stupid boy!"

That is in Du Cane Road, the prison and Queen Charlote Hospital in London. I lived in Westway road for 5 years. Old memories.

@martinthorogood6223

Ай бұрын

What a coincidence you and I were fairly close neighbours !. I Was living on B wing ,last cell on the right 😂😂

Alec Guinness at his very best, thank you!

What an ending!!! Wasn’t expecting that! Or was I…?

The great Alec Guinness!

‘the duchess of blackpool’ 😂😂😂😂

@greatestytcommentator

11 күн бұрын

A wonderful Lady.

Weird, but Guinness is amazing!

Yeah, I thought of Banksy when I first saw this movie! Brilliant film! As we say, they just don't make 'em like they used to.

i can't imagine this film working without Guinness. very funny and awkward.

I hope Alec Guinness didn't hurt his throat speaking like that. His natural voice was very mellow and sonorous.

@unowen-nh9ov

7 ай бұрын

He worked for decades later.

@beatrizbecker3728

5 ай бұрын

He did have a beautiful voice, but the main thing is that he knew how to use whatever he had

🇬🇧 I absolutely adore Alec Guinness! Such a card! A truely eccentric But brilliant character. Ive loved every film hes made Read his books which are really funny in parts. Kind Hearts & Coronets film is a particular favourite of mine. These images of a once proud & Brave nation when times were hard but we had values & enterprize, never giving up. Now were hammered from every quarter, used & lied to. But everything is cyclic & in a few decades or so, we might Just start seeing the sun shine through, figuratively speaking! Its all a frame of mind actually We just need to sort the wheat from the chaff. Thank you for this wonderful film Sir Alec was such a versatile actor & is still sadly missed! Peace 🇬🇧👧

I've gone for a Guinness - wonderful!

Thank you so much for uploading this, watching brought me great pleasure. ❤

The lad sounds like Frank Spencer

THIS WAS FABULOUS WISH LIFE WAS STILL AS FUN ♥️🌍

A treasure to find, lovely , well made film😊

I don't think I've seen this in about 60 years. Thanks.

@onesong2001

Ай бұрын

me too and I'm 56

@greatestytcommentator

11 күн бұрын

​@@onesong2001😅

I love the music throughout the film .... Peter and the wolf ❤

@vladradek

10 ай бұрын

Actually it's 'Lieutenant Kije', by the same composer, Prokofiev 🙂

@cibertronx

9 ай бұрын

The soundtrack is fantastic

Y😢u wouldn’t see a film like this made today too much fun

@ColinBarrett001

Ай бұрын

Rubbish.

1:02:32 the rug sinking was so well done 👏 👏 👏

Kay Walsh as Cokey is totally different from her characters in other movies I have seen. She looks older here than she did in the 1960s.

I wonder if the cast and crew had the foresight to save as many pieces as possible ?

@davidkidd1974

6 ай бұрын

I would, if i'd be there.

Oh boy do I miss button B. And chewing gum machines that give you a free packet every six purchases.

what a beauty. thank you, I didn't know this existed. I bought a box set of A. Guinness movies and this was not amongst them. Yet, I think I like it best.

Another British film good cast comedy ❤😂

I love the scenes with Cokie the barmaid!

@sperrinwell-beingandyoga9224

6 ай бұрын

She's horribly violent, which spoils many otherwise good scenes.

@jitkasuarez

Ай бұрын

I enjoyed her violence ​@@sperrinwell-beingandyoga9224

A remarkable and unique piece of work. Most enjoyable. A G at his best ,subtle and sublimely anarchic.

One of the great films. Explains (shows) more about artists than any other film I've ever seen. From a brilliant novel by Joyce Cary.

@ContinentsEdge

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. Haven’t thought of Joyce Cary in decades. Title sounded familiar, but couldn’t place it.

Awesome acting. I have seen many artists like in this movie, who were incredible artists, just pure legends but if you are not of the elite class, rich, well, no one gives a damn until it is far too late. Very warm, heart touching but also as others have said, heartbreaking too. Still relevant today and even moreso.

@greatestytcommentator

11 күн бұрын

Ask ChatGPT to paint you a 'Gulley' (Bratby)..? Weird times

I CANNOT STOP LAUGHING ! ALEC GUINESS IS HYSTERICAL!!!😂 Thank you so much for sharing!

Hilarious film! Loyal to the original source material. Wonderful interpretation with a great cast, locations and zeitgeist.

@unowen-nh9ov

7 ай бұрын

No, Guinness changed the ending.

oh my, the dialogue the dialogue!

All the best british comedy actors are gone there's no comparison today compared back then

It's a heart touching and heartbreaking too. Hat's off

"I don't know you. I don't want to know you." (1:05) Sounds just like George Smiley.

Sadly Mike Morgan (1929 - 5 June 1958), who played Nosey Barbon, the sidekick of Guinness's character, Gulley Jimson, fell Ill with meningitis and died before the film was completed. Some of his lines were therefore dubbed by another actor.

Also love the musical score of Prokofiev!!!❤ AWESOME

@zvimur

11 ай бұрын

I wonder if this score inspired Sting's "Russians" (the opening notes).

Just couldn't get into this film. My mother took me to see this when i was 8 years old. Couldn't understand it and didn't like it in 1958. Tried to watch it again but had a similar experience after 65 years.

@johnniethepom7545

11 ай бұрын

It's such a shame you don't appreciate the eccentricities of the English .However, I'm sure you're content with MAFS , The Project , Karl, or Lisa bloody Wilkinson , or maybe Kochie is right up your street . 😅

@larryj4287

11 ай бұрын

lol same here,,,but i keep watching it n i hear 2 married people argueing dammmmm

@MsLeenite

11 ай бұрын

Never mind, we can't all like everything, or even most things. I still haven't been able to watch Wuthering Heights. I can't stand Laurence Olivier. There has to be an extraordinary story and outstanding cast (e.g. Spartacus) for me to watch one of his films.

We gave it away

Magnificent Guinness

a very, very unusual cut, but a diamond nonetheless.

I never saw this but will give it a go because it’s Guinness!

@kennethbooker4955

11 ай бұрын

Another British film good cast ❤

THIS CUTTING OUT OF THE SCREEN CREDITS HAS TO STOP!!!!!STOP IT!!! ITS DISGRACEFUL AND UNETHICAL!!!

@davidkidd1974

6 ай бұрын

They are avoiding the copyright notice. Until 1998, the copyright on films was 75 years. Since this film was released in 1958, it is still under copyright until 2033.

@thomasgansevoort929

6 ай бұрын

Thank you David. I have a copy of this film on DVD and have watched it many times. and seen it full screen in a movie theatre. But I would not watch it without credits. It's so thoroughly disrespectful to all involved with its making. I did not like it the first time I saw it. Not because of Guinness nor of Kay Walsh, who are magnificent in it, as is the entire cast, but I have slowly fallen in love with this brilliant film. Have you ever seen the movie where a younger Kay Walsh does, likely the most glorious Charleston ever filmed? At the moment I cannot recall the films name.@@davidkidd1974

@sstafford2213

6 ай бұрын

@@thomasgansevoort929 This Happy Breed?

What I don't like is the opening credits being cut out.

@davidkidd1974

6 ай бұрын

They are avoiding the copyright notice. Until 1998, the copyright on films was 75 years. Since this film was released in 1958, it is still under copyright until 2033.

Always loved Alec Guinness. No credits but I'm sure the lady behind in the queue at the art gallery (1:10:10) was Joan Hickson.

@RUOKH

11 ай бұрын

Indeed, it is Joan Hickson, well spotted.

@philip2595

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, no mistaking her really is there.@@RUOKH

@kenstevens5065

7 ай бұрын

Yes and the lady in front, I think was in the 39 Steps with Kenneth More, she ran the transport B&B. The bloke in the bar at the start played her husband.

As soon as it started I thought bugger me it's Ducane Road in East Acton, and the there you go Wormwood Scrubbs! I spent many happy years there, St Clement Danes school, no the Scrubbs lol.

I love this movie

A neglected masterpiece. One of Guiness best comedy screen performances, along with Barnacle Bill (AKA All at Sea)

The inmates are a substantially different lot nowadays😂

@ColinBarrett001

Ай бұрын

Yes, because Alec Guinness wasn't actually an inmate. He was an actor..😅..

Brilliant!

This was described as a comedy. I watched patiently...then it was over.

@jitkasuarez

Ай бұрын

It really was depressing. I don't really like the characters, BUT the film made me laugh out loud, alot. Cokey's scenes, especially. Weird as it is, and as off-putting as this makes artists seem, I enjoyed the film quite a lot.

Just looking for a good Brit movie. age:81

Loved it, mad but clever

Wow!…great movie. I loved seeing the old cars too…ie Morris Minor, my first car in Saskatchewan.👏👏

@davidkidd1974

6 ай бұрын

I loved my Morris Minor station wagon "woodie". After 50 years I still miss her. The engine was so easy to work on. For a year, I ran her with a dud battery by hand- cranking, or parking facing downhill.

@stellayates4227

4 ай бұрын

Yes, I found seeing the old cars fascinating too!

What a delightful old movie. 😉

Brilliant.

OMG it's so funny how he resembles John Mahoney (who played Martin in "Frasier") so much!!! Like twins!

@unowen-nh9ov

7 ай бұрын

Yes, old.