The Horse's Mouth (Original title)
Date: 1958 (Copyright)Country: United KingdomDirector: Ronald Neame
Synopsis: Coming out of jail, an impoverished artist tries various means of getting money. He paints an enormous mural on a chapel, which is demolished. Undefeated, the artist sails on to new adventures.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: 1958not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 95 mins Length: 8565 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: Reviews: DVDs: The Horse's MouthAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: National Film Theatre Programmes Sept/Oct 2003 Page: 12
Title: [National Film Theatre Programmes - Sept/Oct 2003: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8113 4 Feb 1959 Page: 16
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8113 4 Feb 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v5 n6 March 1959 Page: 21
Title: [Films and Filming - v5 n6 March 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v26 n302 March 1959 Page: 29
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v26 n302 March 1959: no known title]Language: English
Description: 26.
In: Sight and Sound v28 n2 Spring 1959 Page: Spring 89
Title: [Sight and Sound - v28 n2 Spring 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Filmkritik n11 November 1958 Page: 229
Title: [Filmkritik - n11 November 1958: no known title]Language: German
In: The Film Daily v114 n91 10 Nov 1958 Page: 6
Title: [The Film Daily - v114 n91 10 Nov 1958: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 17 Sep 1958
Title: [Variety - 17 Sep 1958: no known title]Language: English
Description: Rev.
In: Motion Picture Herald v213 n7 15 Nov 1958 Page: 52
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v213 n7 15 Nov 1958: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v152 n23 10 Nov 1958 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v152 n23 10 Nov 1958: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n7927 17 Dec 1957 Page: 5
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n7927 17 Dec 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 18 Jan 1956
Title: [Variety - 18 Jan 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: Spring 44
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Description: Article on the film & the book.
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Description: DVDBFI identifier: C-1586634
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Description: DVDBFI identifier: C-1586634
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
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Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-596627
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Date: 1958 (Copyright)Country: United KingdomDirector: Ronald Neame
Synopsis: Coming out of jail, an impoverished artist tries various means of getting money. He paints an enormous mural on a chapel, which is demolished. Undefeated, the artist sails on to new adventures.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: 1958not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 95 mins Length: 8565 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
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©: Knightsbridge Films, a Knightsbridge production: Knightsbridge Films, Presents: Ronald Neame, John Bryan, Executive Producer: Albert Fennell, Producer: John Bryan, Production Manager: R.L.M. Davidson, Assistant Director: Colin Brewer, Continuity: Yvonne Axworthy, Screenplay by: Alec Guinness, From the novel by: Joyce Cary, Director of Photography: Arthur Ibbetson, Camera Operator: John Harris, Editor: Anne V. Coates, Art Director: Bill Andrews, Gulley Jimson's Paintings by: John Bratby, Veronica Turleigh's Gowns by: Julia Squire, Wardrobe: Elsa Fennell, Make-up: Harold Fletcher, Hairdresser: Pearl Tipaldi, Music Based on 'Lieutenant Kije' by: Prokofiev, [Music] Conducted by: Muir Mathieson, [Prokofiev's Music] Arranged by: Kenneth V. Jones, Sound Supervisor: John Cox, Recorder: George Stevenson, Red Law, Dubbing Editor: Leslie Hodgson, Studio: Shepperton Studios
Cast
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Alec Guinness (Gulley Jimson), Kay Walsh (Dee Coker), Renée Houston (Sarah Monday), Mike Morgan (Nosey), Robert Coote (Sir William Beeder), Arthur Macrae (A.W. Alabaster), Veronica Turleigh (Lady Beeder), Michael Gough (Abel), Reginald Beckwith (Captain Jones), Ernest Thesiger (Hickson), Gillian Vaughan (Lolie), Richard Caldicot ([Hickson's butler]), Richard Leech ([Hodges]), John Kidd ([pawnbroker]), Elton Ollivierre ([negro model]), May Hallett ([charwoman]), Rose Howlett ([cook]), Jeremy Judge ([Dickie]), Peter Bull ([man in taxi]), Fred Griffiths, Joan Hickson, Rosalind Knight, David Robinson, Jack Chissick, Jacky Martin, Nonnie Skinner, Gary Leeman, Denise Turner, Terry Cashfield, Sally Muggeridge, John Norman, Judith Packman, Andrea Humphreys, Anna Alder, Gloria Jean, Ilona Jans, Susan Hatch, Mary Davies ([uncredited])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(17)
In: Sight and Sound v18 n11 November 2008 Page: 85Title: Reviews: DVDs: The Horse's MouthAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: National Film Theatre Programmes Sept/Oct 2003 Page: 12
Title: [National Film Theatre Programmes - Sept/Oct 2003: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8113 4 Feb 1959 Page: 16
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8113 4 Feb 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v5 n6 March 1959 Page: 21
Title: [Films and Filming - v5 n6 March 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v26 n302 March 1959 Page: 29
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v26 n302 March 1959: no known title]Language: English
Description: 26.
In: Sight and Sound v28 n2 Spring 1959 Page: Spring 89
Title: [Sight and Sound - v28 n2 Spring 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Filmkritik n11 November 1958 Page: 229
Title: [Filmkritik - n11 November 1958: no known title]Language: German
In: The Film Daily v114 n91 10 Nov 1958 Page: 6
Title: [The Film Daily - v114 n91 10 Nov 1958: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 17 Sep 1958
Title: [Variety - 17 Sep 1958: no known title]Language: English
Description: Rev.
In: Motion Picture Herald v213 n7 15 Nov 1958 Page: 52
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v213 n7 15 Nov 1958: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v152 n23 10 Nov 1958 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v152 n23 10 Nov 1958: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n7927 17 Dec 1957 Page: 5
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n7927 17 Dec 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 18 Jan 1956
Title: [Variety - 18 Jan 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: Spring 44
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Page: 26
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Page: 132
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Page: 49
Title: [ - : no known title]
Description: Article on the film & the book.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: DVDBFI identifier: C-1586634
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(1)
Description: DVDBFI identifier: C-1586634
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-596627
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status