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The Horse's Mouth

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

[Starring] Alec Guinness
Also starring Kay Walsh, Renee Houston, Mike Morgan

Gulley Jimson's only allegiance is to his work as a painter. Living on a derelict houseboat on the Thames, perpetually hard-up, he is ready to cheat and swindle.

Contributors

Screenplay:
Alec Guinness
From the novel by:
Joyce Cary
Producer:
John Bryan
Director:
Ronald Neame
Gulley Jimson:
Alec Guinness
Coker:
Kay Walsh
Sarah:
Renee Houston
Nosey:
Mike Morgan
Sir William Beeder:
Robert Coote
Alabaster:
Arthur MacRae
Lady Beeder:
Veronica Turleigh
Abel (the sculptor):
Michael Gough
Capt Jones:
Reginald Beckwith
Source: Radio Times

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