Last Holiday

Guinness...The Great Lover!

7.219501h 28m

Released

Comedy

Drama

Overview

George Bird is a salesman of agricultural machinery who finds out that he hasn't long to live. On his doctor's advice, he goes to an exclusive seaside resort to spend his savings on one last holiday.

StatusReleased

Release Date1950-05-15

Runtime1h 28m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Keywords

Stream

Criterion Channel

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Cast & Crew

Alec Guinness

as George Bird

Beatrice Campbell

as Sheila Rockingham

Kay Walsh

as Mrs. Poole

Grégoire Aslan

as Gambini

Jean Colin

as Daisy Clarence

Muriel George

as Lady Oswington

Brian Worth

as Derek Rockingham

Esma Cannon

as Miss Fox

Bernard Lee

as Inspector Wilton

Sidney James

as Joe Clarence

Reviews

Peter McGinn

May 3, 2023

10/10

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. Trying not to give much away…

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