Alec Guinness and The Horse’s Mouth
By June 03, 2002
In addition to being his funniest film, The Horse’s Mouth is the most personal, and touching, of all Alec Guinness’ movies. Apart from starring as the brilliant Read more »
- United Kingdom
- 1958
- 95 minutes
- Color
- 1.66:1
- English
SYNOPSIS: In Ronald Neame’s film of Joyce Cary’s classic novel, Alec Guinness transforms himself into one of cinema’s most indelible comic figures: the lovably scruffy painter Gulley Jimson. As the ill-behaved Jimson searches for a perfect canvas, he determines to let nothing come between himself and the realization of his exalted vision. A perceptive examination of the struggle of artistic creation, The Horse’s Mouth is also Neame’s comic masterpiece.
Cast & CreditsOpen
Cast
| Gulley Jimson | Alec Guinness |
| Coker | Kay Walsh |
| Sara Monday | Renee Houston |
| Nosey | Mike Morgan |
| Abel | Michael Gough |
Credits
| Director | Ronald Neame |
| From the novel by | Joyce Cary |
| Screenplay | Alec Guinness |
| Music | Kenneth V. Jones |
| Cinematography | Arthur Ibbetson |
| Editing | Anne V. Coates |
| Art direction | Bill Andrews |
| Costumes | Julia Squire |
| Paintings | John Bratby |
| Producer | John Bryan and Ronald Neame |
Disc Features
- New widescreen digital transfer supervised by Ronald Neame and enhanced for 16×9 televisions
- Video interview with director Ronald Neame
- D.A. Pennebaker’s short documentary film Daybreak Express, which opened the original New York theatrical run of The Horse’s Mouth, plus a video introduction by Pennebaker
- Original theatrical trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
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