The Rebel
6.8
1961
1 hr 45 min
Comedy
Anthony Hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. He has a lot of enthusiasm, but little talent, and critics scorn his work. Nevertheless, he impresses an emerging very talented artist. Hancock proceeds to con the art world into thinking he is a genius.
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- Cast：
- Tony Hancock , George Sanders , Dennis Price , John Le Mesurier , Irene Handl , Paul Massie , Marie Devereux
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Reviews
best movie i've ever seen.
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Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.
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Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.
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It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
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