Last Holiday
NR
7.3
1950
1 hr 28 min
Drama
, Comedy
George Bird is a salesman of agricultural machinery who finds out that he hasn't long to live. On his doctor's advice, he goes to an exclusive seaside resort to spend his savings on one last holiday.
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- Cast：
- Alec Guinness , Beatrice Campbell , Kay Walsh , Grégoire Aslan , Jean Colin , Muriel George , Brian Worth
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Reviews
It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.
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There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
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The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
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This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.
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