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 unpredictable dark comedy about life, death, and luck, Last Holiday is one of Guinness’s finest moments.
Cast
- Alec Guinness
- George Bird
- Beatrice Campbell
- Sheila Rockingham
- Kay Walsh
- Mrs. Poole
- Bernard Lee
- Inspector Wilton
- Wilfred Hyde-White
- Chalfont
- Muriel George
- Lady Oswington
- Helen Cherry
- Miss Mellows
- Jean Colin
- Daisy Clarence
Credits
- Director
- Henry Cass
- Producer
- Stephen Mitchell
- Producer
- A. D. Peters
- Producer
- J. B. Priestley
- Screenplay
- J. B. Priestley
- Cinematography
- Ray Elton
- Art direction
- Duncan Sutherland
- Editing
- Monica Kimick
- Music
- Francis Chagrin
