The Horse's Mouth
1958 · Movie · 95 min
★ 6.8(48)unSUB Rating
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.
Based on The Horse's Mouth
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Details
- Years
- 1958
- Release date
- 1958-11-11
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 95 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.7/10 (48 votes)
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1959 · nominated
Cast & crew
Alec Guinness
as Gulley Jimson
Kay Walsh
as Dee Coker
Renée Houston
as Sara Monday
- MM
Mike Morgan
as Nosey
Robert Coote
as Sir William Beeder
Michael Gough
as Abel
- VT
Veronica Turleigh
as Lday Beeder
Reginald Beckwith
as Capt. Jones
Arthur Macrae
as A.W. Alabaster
Ernest Thesiger
as Hickson
Directed by Ronald Neame