Movie Database

Movies by Actor - Alec Guinness (56 [Missing: 3])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
Great ExpectationsA humble orphan boy in 1810s Kent is given the opportunity to go to London and become a gentleman, with the help of an unknown benefactor.1946David LeanAdventure,Drama,Mystery7.8 (23.8K votes)11820211228
Oliver TwistIn Charles Dickens' classic tale, an orphan wends his way from cruel apprenticeship to den of thieves in search of a true home.1948David LeanDrama7.8 (12.2K votes)10520211228
Kind Hearts and CoronetsA distant poor relative of the Duke D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession.1949Robert HamerComedy,Crime8.0 (36.6K votes)10620211228
Kind Hearts and CoronetsA distant poor relative of the Duke D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession.1949Robert HamerComedy,Crime8.0 (36.6K votes)10620211228
Kind Hearts and CoronetsA distant poor relative of the Duke D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession.1949Robert HamerComedy,Crime8.0 (36.6K votes)10620211228
Run For Your Money, ABrothers from a Welsh village take their first trip to London to collect a prize, and meet a con artist and various other urban distractions.1949Charles FrendComedy6.5 (617 votes)8320211228
Last HolidayAfter a lonely, unappreciated farm equipment salesman discovers he has only a few weeks to live, he withdraws his savings for a final holiday at a "posh" resort.1950Henry CassComedy,Drama,Romance7.4 (1.7K votes)8820211228
Mudlark, TheIn 1875 London, young Wheeler (who lives by scavenging) finds a cameo of Queen Victoria, which he thinks so beautiful, he risks his life to save it. Possessed of a desire to see the Queen, he slips past the Beefeaters and wanders abo1950Jean NegulescoDrama7.0 (848 votes)9920211228
Lavender Hill Mob, TheA meek bank clerk who oversees the shipment of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country as miniature Eiffel Towers.1951Charles CrichtonComedy,Crime7.6 (13.9K votes)7820211228
Man in The White Suit , TheAn altruistic chemist invents a fabric which resists wear and stain as a boon to humanity, but big business and labor realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons.1951Alexander MackendrickComedy,Drama,Sci-Fi7.3 (9.6K votes)8520211228
Promoter, The [The Card]Edward Machin, an Edwardian-era young rogue of lowly origin, decides he must do what he can to raise his living standards in order to see the world and shape his own destiny.1952Ronald NeameComedy7.1 (1.5K votes)8520211228
Captain's Paradise, TheThe captain of a ferry boat between the restricted British colony in Gibraltar and Spanish Morocco has a woman of differing appeal and temperament in each port.1953Anthony KimminsComedy,Romance6.9 (1.7K votes)9420211228
Malta Story1942 and the island of Malta is battling for survival. The threat of invasion by Axis forces is increasing as air raids wear down its defence. Entering this maelstrom is Flight Lieutenant Peter Ross, an RAF photo-reconnaissance pilot1953Brian Desmond HurstDrama,History,War6.6 (1.7K votes)9720211228
The Square MileNA1953 Documentary,Short Not Available
Detective, The [Father Brown]Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two goals: to catch the thief and to save his soul.1954Robert HamerComedy,Crime,Drama6.7 (1.4K votes)9120211228
LadyKillers, TheFive oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.1955Alexander MackendrickComedy,Crime7.7 (28.7K votes)9120211228
Prisoner, TheA Cardinal is arrested for treason against the state. As a Prince of his church, and a popular hero of this people, for his resistance against the Nazis during the war, and afterward his resistance when his country again fell to anot1955Peter GlenvilleDrama6.9 (981 votes)9120211228
Rowlandson's EnglandNA1955 Documentary,Short Not Available
To Paris with LoveA middle-aged widower takes his son on a trip to Paris, where they try to find wives for each other.1955Robert HamerComedy,Drama,Romance5.6 (422 votes)7820211228
Swan, TheWhen a crown prince visits, the princess's mother tries to push the prince into marrying her daughter by presenting a "rival" at the ball - her children's handsome tutor.1956Charles VidorComedy,Drama,Romance6.5 (2.6K votes)10420211228
Barnacle BillA seasick sea Captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition.1957Charles FrendComedy6.9 (1K votes)8720211228
Bridge on the River Kwai, TheBritish POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.1957David LeanAdventure,Drama,War8.1 (214.6K votes)16120211228
Horse's Mouth, TheA somewhat vulgar but dedicated painter searches for the perfect realization of his artistic vision, much to the chagrin of others.1958Ronald NeameComedy7.1 (3.4K votes)9720211228
Scapegoat, TheAn English schoolteacher meets his lookalike, a French count; and unwillingly swaps identities with him.1959Robert HamerCrime,Mystery,Thriller7.0 (2K votes)9120211228
Scapegoat, TheAn English schoolteacher meets his lookalike, a French count; and unwillingly swaps identities with him.1959Robert HamerCrime,Mystery,Thriller7.0 (2K votes)9120211228
Our Man in HavanaJim Wormold, who is a vacuum cleaner salesman, participates as an Agent in the British Secret Service. But he soon realizes that his plans by lying are going to get him into trouble.1959Carol ReedComedy,Crime,Drama7.2 (5.4K votes)11120211228
Tunes of GloryAfter World War II, a Highland Regiment's acting Commanding Officer, who rose from the ranks, is replaced by a peace-time Oxford-educated Commanding Officer, leading to a dramatic conflict between the two.1960Ronald NeameDrama7.5 (4K votes)10620211228
Majority of One. AA gentle love story about a Japanese businessman and widower, and a Brooklyn widow. But before a happy ending can ensue, they must learn again the lessons of tolerance, kindness, and forgiveness.1961Mervyn LeRoyComedy,Drama,Family6.9 (1.1K votes)15620211228
H.M.S. DefiantOn the H.M.S. Defiant, during the French Revolutionary War, fair Captain Crawford is locked in a battle of wills against his cruel second-in-command Lieutenant Scott-Padget, whose heavy-handed command style pushes the crew to mutiny.1962Lewis GilbertAction,Drama,History7.1 (2.5K votes)10120211228
Lawrence of ArabiaThe story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.1962David LeanAdventure,Biography,Drama8.3 (284.5K votes)22820211228
Fall Of The Roman Empire, TheThe death of Marcus Aurelius leads to a succession crisis, in which the deceased emperor's son, Commodus, demonstrates that he is unwilling to let anything undermine his claim to the Roman Empire.1964Anthony MannDrama,History,War6.7 (9K votes)18820211228
Doctor ZhivagoThe life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.1965David LeanDrama,Romance,War8.0 (74.6K votes)19720211228
Situation Hopeless -- But Not SeriousDuring WW2, a lonely German air-raid warden captures two downed American airmen and keeps them prisoner in his basement way past the end of the war.1965Gottfried ReinhardtComedy,War6.0 (449 votes)9720211228
Hotel ParadisoMonsieur Feydeau has writer's block, and he needs a new play. But he takes an opportunity to observe the upper class of 1900 Paris, Monsieur Boniface with a domineering wife, and the next-door neglectful husband Henri with a beautifu1966Peter GlenvilleComedy6.2 (749 votes)9820211228
Quiller Memorandum, TheIn the West Berlin of the 1960s, two British agents are killed by a Nazi group, prompting British Intelligence to dispatch agent Quiller to investigate.1966Michael AndersonCrime,Drama,Mystery6.3 (4K votes)10420220723
Comedians, TheA cynical Welsh hotel owner secretly romances a diplomat's wife in Haiti, under the violent reign of the despot "Papa Doc" Duvalier.1967Peter GlenvilleDrama6.3 (2.1K votes)15020211228
CromwellOliver Cromwell can no longer tolerate King Charles' policies, and the self-interest of the ruling class, and leads a civil war to install Parliament as the ultimate ruler of England.1970Ken HughesBiography,Drama,History7.0 (5.8K votes)13920211228
ScroogeA musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.1970Ronald NeameDrama,Family,Fantasy7.5 (10.8K votes)11320211228
Brother Sun, Sister Moon [Fratello sole, sorella luna]Dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St. Clare.1972Franco ZeffirelliBiography,Drama,History7.2 (4.4K votes)12120211228
Hitler The Last Ten DaysA dramatization based on eye witness accounts of Hitler's final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with Eva Braun.1973Ennio De ConciniBiography,Drama,History6.5 (1.5K votes)10820211228
Caesar and CleopatraJulius Caesar's arrival in Egypt proves to be more than interesting to the beautiful Cleopatra, ambitious sister to the boy pharaoh.1976James Cellan JonesDrama7.0 (48 votes)7520211228
Murder by DeathFive famous literary detective characters and their sidekicks are invited to a bizarre mansion to solve an even stranger mystery.1976Robert MooreComedy,Crime,Mystery7.4 (36.8K votes)9520211228
Star WarsLuke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vad1977George LucasAction,Adventure,Fantasy8.6 (1.3M votes)12120211228
Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyIn the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced out of semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6's echelons.1979John IrvinDrama,Mystery,Thriller8.5 (8.4K votes)020211228
Empire Strikes Back, TheAfter the Rebels are brutally overpowered by the Empire on the ice planet Hoth, Luke Skywalker begins Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.1980Irvin KershnerAction,Adventure,Fantasy8.7 (1.2M votes)12420211228
Little Lord FauntleroyAn American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental Lord, who oversees the trust.1980Jack GoldDrama,Family,Romance7.5 (4.5K votes)10320211228
Raise The TitanicOnce they said God himself couldn't sink her. Then they said no man on Earth could reach her. But an underwater research agency, headed by Admiral James Sandecker, is assigned the job of finding the doomed ship in her North Atlantic 1980Jerry JamesonAction,Adventure,Drama5.1 (4.6K votes)11520211228
Smiley's PeopleThe murder of a Soviet defector forces his old handler, British spymaster George Smiley, out of retirement. His investigation leads to an old nemesis, the Soviet spymaster known only as "Karla". This will be their final dance.1982Simon LangtonDrama,Mystery8.6 (4K votes)020211228
LovesickA psychiatrist, who falls in love with a patient, is visited by the spirit of Sigmund Freud, who gives him advice on how to handle it.1983Marshall BrickmanComedy,Fantasy,Romance5.2 (840 votes)9520211228
EdwinTouching comedy about a high court judge, now retired to his English countryside home, who resolves to end years of suspicion about his wife's fidelity and the true paternity of their son.1984Rodney BennettDrama6.8 (75 votes)9020231001
Passage to India, ACultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.1984David LeanAdventure,Drama,History7.3 (18.4K votes)16420211228
Little DorritArthur returns to London after working abroad for many years with his now deceased father. Almost at once he becomes involved in the problems of his mother's seamstress Amy and of her father residing in the Marshalsea debtors' prison1987Christine EdzardDrama,Romance7.3 (1.1K votes)35720211228
KafkaKafka works during the day at an insurance company, where events lead him to discover a mysterious underground society with strange suppressive goals.1991Steven SoderberghDrama,Mystery,Sci-Fi6.9 (9.9K votes)9820211228
Mute WitnessA mute make-up artist working on a slasher movie being shot in Moscow, is locked in the studio after hours. While there, she witnesses a brutal murder, and must escape capture.1995Anthony WallerCrime,Horror,Thriller6.7 (5.7K votes)9520211228
Interview Day [Eskimo Day]Comedy drama about the trials and tribulations of three sets of parents as they finally realise that their children have grown up and reluctantly they have to let them enroll at Cambridge University.1996Piers HaggardComedy,Drama7.6 (229 votes)8520231001
Baker's DozenNA1955 \N Not Available