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The Horse's Mouth (1958)

Film · 1958 · 95 min · Comedy

Smart Alec ... Sheer madness and all Guinness! The man's a genius ...

Gulley Jimson is a boorish aging artist recently released from prison. A swindler in search of his next art project, he hunkers down in the penthouse of would-be patrons the Beeders while they go on an extended vacation; he paints a mural on their wall, pawns their valuables and, along with the sculptor Abel, inadvertently smashes a large hole in their floor. Jimson's next project is an even larger wall in an abandoned church.

Directed by Ronald Neame

Starring Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Renée Houston, Mike Morgan, Robert Coote, Michael Gough, Veronica Turleigh, Reginald Beckwith

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In cinemas11 November 1958
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First release anywhere11 November 1958

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