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  • The Horse's Mouth (1958)
  • Approved
    97 min | Comedy
The Horse's Mouth (1958)
Approved
97 min | Comedy

An ill-behaved, lovably scruffy painter, Gulley Jimson, searches for a perfect canvas, determined to let nothing come between himself and the realization of his exalted vision.
Director
Writers
Joyce Cary (novel) | Alec Guinness (screenplay)
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Updated Sep 7, 1958

Release date
Nov 11, 1958 (United States)

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41 cast members
Name Known for
Alec Guinness
Gulley Jimson Gulley Jimson   See fewer
Kay Walsh
Dee Coker Dee Coker   See fewer
Renee Houston
Sara Monday (as Renée Houston) Sara Monday (as Renée Houston)   See fewer
Robert Coote
Sir William Beeder Sir William Beeder   See fewer
Arthur Macrae
A.W. Alabaster A.W. Alabaster   See fewer
Veronica Turleigh
Lady Beeder Lady Beeder   See fewer
Michael Gough
Abel [Bisson] Abel [Bisson]   See fewer
Reginald Beckwith
Capt. Jones Capt. Jones   See fewer
Ernest Thesiger
Hickson Hickson   See fewer
John Adams
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Chris Adcock
Workman (uncredited) Workman (uncredited)   See fewer
Andy Alston
Workman (uncredited) Workman (uncredited)   See fewer
Timothy Bateson
Clerk to Borough Surveyor (uncredited) Clerk to Borough Surveyor (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Brady
Workman (uncredited) Workman (uncredited)   See fewer
Victor Brooks
Foreman (uncredited) Foreman (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Bull
Man in Taxi (uncredited) Man in Taxi (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Caldicot
Roberts (uncredited) Roberts (uncredited)   See fewer
Terry Cashfield
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Chissick
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Davies
Pretty Girl (uncredited) Pretty Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Griffiths
Man Delivering Sculpture Block (uncredited) Man Delivering Sculpture Block (uncredited)   See fewer
May Hallatt
Charwoman (uncredited) Charwoman (uncredited)   See fewer
Joan Hickson
Woman in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited) Woman in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited)   See fewer
Rose Howlett
Cook (uncredited) Cook (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeremy Judge
Dickie (uncredited) Dickie (uncredited)   See fewer
John Kidd
Pawnbroker (uncredited) Pawnbroker (uncredited)   See fewer
Rosalind Knight
Art Student (uncredited) Art Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Hugh Latimer
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Leech
Hodges (uncredited) Hodges (uncredited)   See fewer
Garry Leeman
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
John Lynn
Man in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited) Man in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited)   See fewer
Jackie Martin
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Sally Muggeridge
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
John Norman
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Elton Ollivierre
Black Model (uncredited) Black Model (uncredited)   See fewer
Clive Revill
Art Student (uncredited) Art Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Ernie Rice
Onlooker at Demolition of Wall (uncredited) Onlooker at Demolition of Wall (uncredited)   See fewer
David Robinson
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Tony Spears
Man in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited) Man in Queue at Tate Gallery (uncredited)   See fewer
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