| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (89 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Performer |
Alec Guinness, Bill Fraser, Celia Johnson, Charles Goldner, Ferdy Mayne, Miles Malleson, Nicholas Phipps, Sebastian Cabot, Walter Crisham, Yvonne De Carlo |
| Event |
Originally produced by Kino Lorber in 1953. |
| Summary |
Henry St James (Alec Guinness), captain of a ferry steamer ploughing between Gibraltar and Kalik in North Africa, believes he has discovered the secret of an earthly paradise, a paradise founded on the love of two very different women. In Gibraltar he has a placid, home-loving wife who caters for all the domestic tendencies in his character. In Kalik his wild, romantic desires find fulfillment in the exotic charms of Nita. But he has overlooked the possibility that women can also be creatures of mood and contrast, and that a heaven on earth can become a fool's paradise. Nominated for Best Screenplay at the **Academy Awards.** Nominated for Best British Actress (Celia Johnson ) at the **BAFTA Awards.** |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
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Motion pictures -- Great Britain.
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Motion pictures.
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Comedy.
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Romances.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Kimmins, Anthony, 1901-1964, film director.
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Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000, actor.
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Fraser, Bill, actor.
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Johnson, Celia, actor.
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Goldner, Charles, actor.
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Mayne, Ferdy, 1916-1998, actor.
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Malleson, Miles, actor.
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Phipps, Nicholas, 1913-1980, actor.
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Cabot, Sebastian, actor.
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Crisham, Walter, actor.
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De Carlo, Yvonne, actor.
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Kino Lorber (Firm),. Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm) Distributor.
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| Music No. |
6679630 Kanopy |
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