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Last Holiday

"Guinness...The Great Lover!"

1950

1h 28m

7.1(57 votes)

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.

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Associated British Picture Corporation

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

George Bird

Beatrice Campbell

Beatrice Campbell

Sheila Rockingham

Kay Walsh

Kay Walsh

Mrs. Poole

Grégoire Aslan

Grégoire Aslan

Gambini

Jean Colin

Daisy Clarence

Muriel George

Lady Oswington

Brian Worth

Brian Worth

Derek Rockingham

Esma Cannon

Esma Cannon

Miss Fox

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Inspector Wilton

Sidney James

Sidney James

Joe Clarence

Creative team

Directed by: Henry Cass
Written by: J. B. Priestley
Produced by: Stephen Mitchell
A.D. Peters

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