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Alec Guinness

About: Born April 2, 1914, in Marylebone, London, Guinness was perhaps = the consummate English actor on both the stage and in films for nearly six decades until his death on August 5, 2000, in Middlesex, England. Perhaps best known as the Jedi knight Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars, Guinness enjoyed a distinguished film career that dated back to the early 1930s. He won a Best Actor Oscar in 1957 for his memorable portrayal of an obsessed British commander in director David Lean's The Bridge on the River Kwai. Other classic portrayals include roles in two other David Lean classics, Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia. Guinness was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1959.

Damn the Defiant

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1962

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About: In this neat twist on Mutiny on the Bounty, Royal Navy Capt. Crawford (Alec Guinness) crosses swords on the high seas with his brutish first mate (Dirk Bogarde). Dispatched to the Mediterranean to escort merchant ships to Britain, Crawford must battle Napoleon's fleet while trying to keep his crew intact -- and preventing them from making Bogarde walk the plank.
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Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1980

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About: George Lucas's epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), in hopes of defeating the evil Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. While Luke trains, rebel leader Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), cocky Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and hopelessness. Darth Vader (James Earl Jones), however, is more determined than ever to capture Luke.
URL: Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

A Passage to India

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1984

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About: Adventurous young Englishwoman Adela Quested (Judy Davis) journeys to colonial India with open-minded Mrs. Moore (Peggy Ashcroft). Ignoring English customs, the women one day accompany a "native" -- Dr. Aziz -- on a tour of the Marabar Caves. The excursion turns ugly when Adela emerges from the caves accusing Aziz of rape. British authorities urge Adela to press charges, but the truth isn't as obvious as the government believes it is.
URL: A Passage to India

Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope: Original Theatrical Version

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1977

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About: In a galaxy far, far away, George Lucas put himself on the pop culture map and cemented his status as a legend with this classic battle between good and evil. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), his trusty droids and Han Solo (Harrison Ford), with the help of Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guiness), face off against Darth Vader (James Earl Jones) to save Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and destroy the Death Star in this original, unenhanced theatrical version.
URL: Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope: Original Theatrical Version

Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1977

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About: In a galaxy far, far away, George Lucas put himself on the pop culture map and cemented his status as a legend with this classic battle between good and evil. Intrepid Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), his trusty droids, and smuggler Han Solo (Harrison Ford) face off against Darth Vader (James Earl Jones), trying to save Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and destroy the Death Star. And a little help from Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guiness) never hurts.
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A Foreign Field

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1993

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About: Returning to the deserted beaches of Normandy 50 years after they fought there as soldiers, British World War II veterans Amos (Alec Guinness) and Cyril (Leo McKern) meet up with Waldo (John Randolph), a vacationing American vet. But their new friendship turns sour when a pretty face (Jeanne Moreau) emerges from the past, and Cyril and Waldo vie for her affection. Lauren Bacall and Geraldine Chaplin co-star in this gently humorous nostalgic tale.
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A Majority of One

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1961

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About: A gentle love story about a Japanese businessman and widower and a Brooklyn widow. But before a happy ending can ensue, they must relearn the lessons of tolerance, kindness and forgiveness. 

URL: A Majority of One

The Ealing Comedy Collection: A Run for Your Money

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1950

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About: Two Welsh coalminers go on a wild day trip to London in this remastered Ealing Studios comedy classic. After winning a contest, Jones brothers David (Donald Houston) and Thomas (Meredith Edwards) head to London to collect their cash prize. A refined journalist (Alec Guinness) is supposed to meet and escort the men but ends up chasing after them as they lurch into one hilarious big-city adventure after another. Hugh Griffith costars.
URL: The Ealing Comedy Collection: A Run for Your Money

The Comedians

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1967

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About: Famous couple Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton team up in this drama based on Graham Greene's novel. During the era of Papa Doc Duvalier's despotic rule of Haiti, hotel owner Brown (Burton) watches as both his adopted country and his inn start crumbling. To drown his worries, he throws himself into a passionate affair with the wife (Taylor) of a South American diplomat (Peter Ustinov). Alec Guinness, Lillian Gish and James Earl Jones co-star.
URL: The Comedians

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