New on DVD: 'Stop-Loss' is a gain for movie fans Jul 13, 2008
Alec Guinness applying his superb mimicry skills to Der F. hrer is a tantalizing concept, but with action mostly restricted to "the bunker," a movie that arguably is more watchable than its reputation indicates hasn't much to exploit. (USA Today -- Life)
'London is crawling with new music' Jul 5, 2008
We had this tape at home of Alec Guinness reading Eliot which I knew, so I quoted some, which Bacon seemed to quite like. "The American music critic Richard Taruskin made much of the influence of art on Ad;s. He describes the work as "painterly" rather than "narrative" in the way it achieves atmosphere and meaning through "outlandish juxtapositions of evocative sound-objects that hover, shimmering, or dreamily revolve, in a seemingly motionless sonic emulsion. (Guardian Unlimited)
Films that show mankind's nature prove greed is good Jun 26, 2008
THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT (1951): Alec Guinness stars as an inventor who invents a miraculous textile that never stains and never wears out. The fashion industry, fearing its bottom line will be threatened (if not rubbed out altogether) begins an aggressive campaign to keep the cloth off the market. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Collecting Indiana Jones Comics Jun 16, 2008
However, when Marvel founder Stan Lee heard that Alec Guinness was involved he reluctantly agreed to do the adaptation. His decision turned out to be a wise one for the Star Wars comic run went for 107 issues and with related spin-offs went for ten years. (Suite101.com)
Tinker, tailor, soldier, film star Jun 5, 2008
To be produced by Working Title - the production company behind most of the British film industry's biggest hits - it will be the first feature-film version of the novel, which was made into a television series starring Alec Guinness in 1979. According to Morgan - whose other recent credits include the forthcoming films State of Play, Frost/Nixon and The Damned United - le Carr; is full of sage advice: "'When you return to earlier work,' he cautioned, 'you feel two rather unpleasant emotions.... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Have you Seen the Top Five Movies? May 3, 2008
No less than Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness and Anthony Quinn take viewers on an adventure through the Middle East with controversial figure T.E. Lawrence. 4. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
New on DVD: 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' May 2, 2008
Reuniting much of his El Cid crew, Bronston's temporarily deep pockets paid for Alec Guinness, James Mason, Stephen Boyd (with freshly peroxided hair) and Sophia Loren (and her hourglass figure). This is a lavish three-hour presentation, including exceptional DVD extras on background. (USA Today -- Life)
Costume cavernWhat goes on in the world's biggest dressing up box? Apr 22, 2008
The Jedi-knight cloak, worn by Sir Alec Guinness, was rediscovered after nearly three decades. After appearing in Star Wars, it joined a set of monks' ecclesiastical robes at Angels and was lent out on other films - including 1999's The Mummy - and even hired out as fancy dress. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
DVD reviews: Juno, Lars and the Real Girl Apr 18, 2008
The 1984 epic stars Peggy Ashcroft, Judy Davis, Alec Guinness and Victor Banerjee in an adaptation of E.M. Forsters saga about a British woman whose misfortune on a cave-exploration trip in India leads to false accusations against an Indian man. DVD set, $24. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Ten most memorable movie quotes Apr 16, 2008
May the Force be with you, Alec Guinness, Star Wars. 6. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Local movie buffs create their 'dream' festivals Apr 10, 2008
Strangelove" meets "Six Feet Under"? "Our Man In Havana" (1959) Carol Reed and Graham Greene are well known for their collaboration on the classic "The Third Man," (screened at the 2006 Robert Osborne's Classic Film Festival) filmed in a bombed-out post-war Vienna in 1948. Ten years later, with a Revolution in Cuba just established and with Castro and Che' in power - in the months just before a Soviet partnership - Reed and Greene tag-teamed it once more with a classic comedy about an English... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Paul Scofield, theatrical giant who hated celebrity, dies at 86 Mar 21, 2008
The glamour of Hollywood, which helped to make international stars out of his contemporaries Sir Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton and Sir Alec Guinness, never appealed. Others may also have recalled, among a sprinkling of parts he took in later life, memorable Bafta-nominated performances as the Chuzzlewit brothers on television in the BBC s 1994 adaptation of Charles Dickens s Martin Chuzzlewit. (Times Online)
'A Man for All Seasons' was an actor for all roles Mar 21, 2008
But a lack of star power didn't keep Alec Guinness from becoming a major screen presence. Scofield chose a different path: stage work, some TV and radio, and when he did act in a movie he was happy to play in offbeat projects (a 1970 version of Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener," for example) or take on non-showy supporting roles. (Boston Globe)
Paul Scofield, towering actor, dies at 86 Mar 21, 2008
Though Scofield s bell-like clarity of speech compelled attention as instantly as John Gielgud s, Alec Guinness s or Laurence Olivier s, his stagecraft was quite different from his eminent colleagues. But his presence the strongly carved head, with its high temples and wide eyes which gave him the look of an Elizabethan miniature always loomed. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Spike TV Television Highlights - April 2008 Mar 19, 2008
A young Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) begins to discover his destiny when, searching for a lost droid, he is saved by a reclusive Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness). A civil war rages in the galaxy, and Rebel forces struggle against the evil Galactic Empire, Luke and Obi-Wan enlist the aid of hotshot pilot, Han Solo (Harrison Ford). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Accents cop hiding Mar 16, 2008
Also getting a dishonourable mention were Jessica Lange as Mary MacGregor in Rob Roy, Michael Caine as Alan Beck in Kidnapped, Alec Guinness in Tunes of Glory and Mike Myers as the donkey in Shrek. More Showbiz Stories. (Sky News Australia)
Will the heist work? Will the movie? Mar 8, 2008
The first great heist picture, "The Asphalt Jungle," was tragic, but it was followed speedily by Charles Crichton's hilarious "Lavender Hill Mob" (1951), in which Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway steal a shipment of gold bullion and melt it down into souvenir statuettes of the Eiffel Tower. They wind up running up and down the tower itself trying to prevent them from being sold to schoolchildren as trinkets. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
'The Counterfeiters': A Holocaust tale of forgery and survival Mar 7, 2008
And there's Sally, who could go the way of Alec Guinness in "The Bridge On the River Kwai," aiding the enemy because he's aroused by the art of the thing. "Counterfeiters" piles on factoids so bizarre they defy belief - when the forgery team does well, they're rewarded with. (Boston Globe)
Oscar party circuit Feb 26, 2008
Jimmy Stewart in Phaldelphia Story, Humphrey Bogart in The African Queen, and character actors Alec Guinness, Anthony Hopkins, Paul Scofield, and F. Murray Abraham. Posted at 06:34 PM in. (Variety)
Touch of the sun, laundry done Feb 20, 2008
When a scientist, played by Alec Guinness, invents a fabric that never gets dirty in the British film The Man In The White Suit, he receives a hostile reaction from his neighbours. The mild-mannered inventor is taken prisoner by textile workers and bosses, fearful that his grime-repelling cloth will cost them their jobs and profits. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Death Myths: The Bucket List and The Savages Dec 28, 2007
" Related Articles The Bucket List knows what you'd want if you found out you were going to die soon: A NEW CAR! The prognosis may be alarming in this sentimental septuagenarian comedy, but at least the price is right. Edward Cole (Nicholson) is a mean old plutocrat, four times divorced, estranged from his daughter, laying down ruthless rules for the hospitals he owns. Far down the money scale, but superior in all others ways, is Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman), a polymath mechanic, faithful to... (Time.com)
Stars at ChristmasWho cooks the turkey at Mickey Rooney's house? Dec 22, 2007
" Scouting For Girls' self-titled debut album is out now. JOHNNY BRIGGS - CORONATION STREET'S MIKE BALDWIN Briggs, aka Mike Baldwin, joins ITV's Echo Beach soap in 2008 What's the worst Christmas present you've ever received?I was about 10 and my mother and father gave me a book called Black Beauty, an orange and some cashew nuts. I've hated Black Beauty ever since and I've not been that keen on oranges. Or cashew nuts. What about the best gift?When he was younger, my son Anthony made a calendar... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Hollywood's tragicomic adaptations of literary classics Dec 2, 2007
Thus, Al Pacino's Shylock in A Merchant of Venice is more Pacino than Shylock, Alec Guinness looks a funny white man in a dhoti rather than Professor Godbole in A Passage to India, Leonardo di Caprio is more an American teen heartthrob than an Italian suitor in Romeo and Juliet and Sean Bean is a largely clueless Ulysses in Troy in contrast the indomitable hero of the real epic. The trend sadly continues with the recent film adaptation of the ancient classic Beowulf. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
George W. George, at 87; writer, producer of films and Broadway plays Nov 20, 2007
Mr. George's Broadway career started in 1964 with "Dylan," a play by Sidney Michaels starring Alec Guinness as Dylan Thomas. Almost simultaneously, he had another hit with "Any Wednesday," a comedy starring Sandy Dennis and Gene Hackman, which played across the street from "Dylan" and ran for more than two years. (Boston Globe)
The week's best films Nov 19, 2007
Nevertheless, it's well crafted and intelligent, graced by fine performances from Judy Davis as the Englishwoman who claims to have been raped in the Marabar caves, Alec Guinness, and best of all, Peggy Ashcroft. Matilda (Danny DeVito, 1996) 5pm, Five. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Paris on film Oct 28, 2007
Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway used the tower to smuggle their stolen gold bullion in The Lavender Hill Mob, and it turned up this year in the climax of the Jackie Chan action comedy Rush Hour 3. In one of the most quoted lines in Casablanca, Bogart tells Bergman: 'We'll always have Paris. (Guardian Unlimited)
Just don't expect a jolly good show, folks Oct 26, 2007
Alec Guinness in "Bridge on the River Kwai" was good stuff, for which we owe you thanks, and while I don't know from personal knowledge, I suspect the Rolls Royce and the Bentley are worthy of great thanks, too. Yorkshire pudding is a favorite and the same could be said for delectable shortbread and afternoons with tea and crumpets. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Media Person: WWIII Will Be Even Better Sep 4, 2007
Erroll Flynn takes Burma after William Holden and Alec Guinness blow up the Bridge on the River Kwai. Plucky British airmen shoot down the entire Luftwaffe after it gets lost in the London fog. (MediaWeek.com)
Rob Zombies Halloween Vision Sep 2, 2007
"And he always has these cool people that youve seen in other things and people that have been in some underground films. I like when you go to a movie and see some really good actors in the supporting roles to surround the lead actors. Gould compares Zombies casting philosophy to that of George Lucas when he was making "Star Wars and deciding to cast Alec Guinness and Peter Cushing in key roles. "Having actors with rock solid talent and experience allows the younger actors more... (MoviesOnline)
'Death' is supremely silly Aug 18, 2007
Although "Death at a Funeral" is being compared to "Four Weddings and a Funeral" - ad writers probably couldn't resist a play on the same word in both titles - it's more in the tradition of those classics, in black-and-white and starring Peter Sellers or Alec Guinness, in which disasters keep piling up, each one more drolly funny than the last. That's high praise for "Death," but no more than it deserves. (San Francisco Chronicle)
RAMS: Another from UBS Aug 15, 2007
The last chap we remember arranging a bonus like that was the actor Sir Alec Guinness in the original Star Wars films. While all the stars got a big upfront fee for showing up on set, Guinness arranged a profit share. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Click for Full Story Aug 5, 2007
In 2000, actor Sir Alec Guinness died in Midhurst, Sussex,England, at age 86. Ten years ago: President Clinton signed budget-balancing and tax-cutting bills into law, calling the legislation "a true milestone for our nation." A two-man Russian crew blasted off for Mir in a smooth launch that was upstaged by another breakdown aboard the aging space station, this time involving the oxygengenerators. (KWTX.com, TX)
The trouble with Larry Aug 4, 2007
The first step we should take towards restoring some sort of national cinematic self-esteem (and sanity) is to dethrone David Lean - the man who twice presented us with Alec Guinness in blackface - and cast him down among the dunces where he and his fat-headed epics belong, stripping him of his knighthood and then gluing the medal to Michael Powell's gravestone, begging Powell's forgiveness as we do so. Then we could toss Brief Encounter in the burn-bag and replace it with A Canterbury Tale,... (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Gold-plated memories| Jul 22, 2007
Sir Alec Guinness should have been more proud of his part in 'Star Wars', insists Anthony Daniels, who played alongside him as the golden robot C-3PO in the legendary films ... "Alec Guinness was my rock, a wonderful person and one of the most talented actors England ever produced," Daniels said of the legendary British Oscar winner. (iAfrica.com)
The last laugh: your favourite 50 Jul 22, 2007
You say: A wonderful satire of Englishness, and the film that confirms Alec Guinness as one of our best screen actors ... Dennis Price is not overshadowed by Alec Guinness's tour de force, playing eight roles. (Guardian Unlimited)
D.I.Y. Summer Film Festival Jul 9, 2007
The supporting cast includes Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn and Jose Ferrer as various Arabs and Turks. The greatest sequences come in Lawrence's solo trek across the desert and the climactic train explosion. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Where's John Wayne When You Really Need Him? Jul 9, 2007
In that movie, Wayne appeared as Genghis Khan, joining the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Paul Muni, Mickey Rooney, Louise Rainer, Agnes Moorehead, Walter Huston and Alec Guinness, on the list of movie greats who should have had second thoughts before agreeing to portray Asians ... In that movie, Wayne appeared as Genghis Khan, joining the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Paul Muni, Mickey Rooney, Louise Rainer, Agnes Moorehead, Walter Huston and Alec Guinness, on the list of movie greats who should... (Townhall.com)
Inside Theatre: Acting Legend William Hutt Dies Jul 1, 2007
He Performed with legendary actors John Guilgud, Maggie Smith, Alec Guinness, Christopher Plummer, Sybil Thorndike and Jessica Tandy. He was among those performers that transcended the title of actor as mortal. (blogTO)
Canada's great classical actor William Hutt dies at 87 Jun 29, 2007
"It was his range that was so astounding. "He also had, as a person, a great sense of humour and he brought that humour to his roles, even the tragic ones and the audiences loved him for it," Monette said of his friend and colleague. Hutt was the rare performer whoplayed both fools and kings, and tragic and comic leads. Heplayed Vladimir in Soulpepper Theatre's 2004 production of Waiting for Godot and was known for his comic performance, in a dress, of Lady Bracknell in The Importance of... (CBC.ca)
Fans celebrate 30th anniversary of Star Wars May 27, 2007
"As long as the film's been out, I've been pretty heavily into it," says Crosby, speaking in the same soft tones as Alec Guinness when he played Kenobi. Crosby told CTV Newsnet he still remembers first seeing the film's famous yellow text float onto the screen. (CTV.ca)
1977 movie review of 'Star Wars' May 25, 2007
He casts charming actors in mostly stereotypical roles, but even masterful performers like Alec Guinness are upstaged by two of the most heartwarming characters to appear in a movie since "Rocky" -- a gold-colored mechanical man named See Threepio, who is rather effete, talks like Roddy McDowall and hates space travel, and a squatty little robot named Artoo-Detoo, who has a computer brain, speaks in burps and beeps and tends to whine if he's scolded. The film opens right in the midst of a chase,... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Fifteen minutes of fame lasts lifetime May 24, 2007
"We weren't there for the special effects or battle scenes The fact that Alec Guinness was in it made me think it might be something, though. Over the next couple of years, that's when I realised this was a big film.". It certainly made an impression on his son Luke, then 8, when they saw the film at the cinema. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Stellar anniversaryHow to play a Wookiee - and 29 other facts about Star Wars May 24, 2007
Sir Alec Guinness made a ton of money from the film having recognised its potential success and negotiating a deal for two per cent of box office takings ... Sir Alec Guinness became very rich off the back of Star Wars. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Luke, Darth... where are they now? May 22, 2007
" A highlight for Hamill was working with Sir Alec Guinness, the late British actor who played Skywalker's Jedi knight mentor, Obi Wan Kenobi. "Without naming names, you meet some stars and afterwards you go: 'Gee, I wish I hadn't met him'," Hamill said. "With Alec Guiness you loved him like he was a relative. He was like the grandfather you always wanted. (iAfrica.com)
A critic's confession May 19, 2007
And Sir Alec Guinness, who, as Obi-Wan, first introduced us to the Force. In his 238-page memoir, "Blessings in Disguise," there is exactly one paragraph about "Star Wars." Which, to me, seems just about right. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
'Alias' to Noel Coward: A star shows his range May 18, 2007
"When I would see Alec Guinness in a movie, then read he'd done T. S. Eliot , that to me was an actor. That's what an actor did.". The variety of roles on Garber's resume speaks for itself. (Boston Globe)
Lowry robbery couple tell of knife raid ordeal May 10, 2007
One of the stolen works, The Viaduct, worth 700,000, once belonged to the actor Alec Guinness. Mr Aird said yesterday: "These paintings were my own personal collection -they're something I've been collecting all my life. It was like a pension - something to pass on to my daughter. I think this was well planned. I am not interested in the money - I just want the pictures back.". (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
\'Star Wars\' 30th Anniversary" /> May 5, 2007
Alec Guinness and George Lucas confer on the set of 'Star Wars. . (Variety)
Star Wars actor in US stamp role Apr 30, 2007
Other characters featuring in the collection include bounty hunter Boba Fett, Darth Vader, Sir Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Episode IV to VI and Harrison Ford as Han Solo. SEE ALSO 29 Mar 07 | Entertainment 19 Mar 07 | Entertainment. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Hollywood Celebrates 30 Years of "Star Wars" Apr 29, 2007
" "Star Wars" was an old-fashioned adventure, borrowing liberally from the traditional western, but, un-traditionally, was set in outer space: It gave us Jedi knights dueling with light sabers, spacecraft that made the jump to hyper-space (once the navi-computers were set), a long-haired and volatile Wookiee co-pilot, eccentric 'droids' or robots, white-armored storm troopers and a spiritual concept called "The Force:" Screen veteran Sir Alec Guinness played venerable Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi, the... (Voice of America)
Lethal Weapons in Jolly Old England Apr 22, 2007
" Sanford might be the Shire, and the residents human Hobbits, to an alpha-male Aragorn like Nick. Then the wrongful death toll mounts, and Nick reluctantly takes on Danny as a junior partner in crime-solving (the snooty detectives call them "Crockett and Tubby"), and Hot Fuzz gets finally gets as agitated as the movies it's making loving fun of. By the end, Nick has morphed into a double Eastwood: the cop-Clint of Dirty Harry and the Western-Clint (in a three-way shootout) of The Good, the Bad... (Time.com)
Bangkok Vice: Buddhas, Boxers, and Bar Girls: Apr 4, 2007
For those who have not seen , the 1957 Oscar-winning movie directed by David Lean and starring William Holden and Alec Guinness, it is the story of the 100,000 World War II British and Australian prisoners of war whom the Japanese used and worked/starved to death to build a railroad bridge to connect their supply route from Thailand to Burma and thus into China. Many more Burmese and Malaysians than white boys died in the process, but without the farang, there wouldn't have been a movie. (Slate)
Best on-screen battles: Your views Apr 4, 2007
"From: Andy Williams Date: 2 April 2007 Comment: Best scenes that you missedHow could you miss Agincourt from Henry V?What about the battle in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? Much better than any of Peter Jackson's stuff, excepting the scene in LOTR where Sauron loses the Ring.I also have to say that Custer's last stand in Little Big Man was well done. Richard Mulligan was brilliant.We Were Soldiers.Worst scenes that you missedAny battle scene from Windtalkers.From: John Fowler Date: 2... (CNN -- Showbiz)
The Force can be with you and your mail -- in 2 months Mar 30, 2007
The individual stamps feature painted portraits of Darth Vader, Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi (with Alec Guinness' likeness), Queen Padme Amidala, Luke Skywalker, Emperor Palpatine, Darth Maul, Imperial Stormtroopers, Boba Fett and C-3PO. Three stamps show Han Solo and Chewbacca, Princess Leia with R2-D2, and Anakin Skywalker fighting Obi-Wan Kenobi. Two stamps feature spacecraft -- the Millennium Falcon and an X-wing fighter. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Star Wars cloak auctioned for 54,000 Mar 8, 2007
A cloak worn by Sir Alec Guinness in Star Wars has been sold for a whopping 54,000 at an auction of cinema and TV outfits in London. The amount that the plain brown robe, which went missing for three decades, has fetched is even higher than the earlier estimates that suggested its sale might conclude at 40,000. (Hindustan Times, India)
The HeldenFiles - Dumb ``Bells.'' Mar 8, 2007
com reports that a robe Sir Alec Guinness wore as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars fetched $107,109 at a recent auction. And, the site adds, ``essentially it's a burlap sack. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Obi-Wan's cloak sells for $135000 Mar 7, 2007
The auction's main attraction, the hooded cloak worn by Alec Guinness in Star Wars had lain unnoticed in the company's inventory - and rented out for costume parties - until its provenance was discovered last year. "How would anyone have known when that film was made that it would attain cult status?" Angel said. (Ninemsn)
Obi-Wan Kenobi's cloak fetches £54,000 Mar 7, 2007
The brown hooded cloak worn by Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars trilogy fetched 54,000 from an anonymous bidder at a major auction of movie and television memorabilia in London yesterday. The mantle had lain forgotten for years in a warehouse and was rented out for costume parties until its provenance was discovered last year. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Star Wars cloak sells for 54000 Mar 7, 2007
A cloak worn by Sir Alec Guinness in Star Wars, which went missing for 30 years, has been sold for 54,000 at an auction of cinema and TV outfits. Estimates suggested the plain, brown robe, seen on the sci-fi film's Obi-Wan Kenobi character, would reach 40,000. (BBC News)
Force Felt 54,000 buys Obi Wan's cloak Mar 7, 2007
Alec Guinness' Star Wars costume has been sold for 54,000 at an auction of movie memorabilia. Sir Alec's Obi Wan Kenobi's cloak fell 6,000 short of its top estimated bid but was still the most valuable lot at the Bonham's auction in London. (Sky News)
Star Wars cloak nets $104,000 at auction Mar 7, 2007
The auctions main attraction was the hooded cloak worn by Alec Guinness as Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars. It had gone unnoticed in the companys inventory until its provenance was discovered last year. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Obi-Wan Kenobe's cloak, James Bond's tux to be auctioned Mar 7, 2007
For the Star Wars fans who just couldn't get enough memorabilia, Tuesday saw the cloak worn by Sir Alec Guinness go up for auction ... If Sir Alec Guinness' cloak from Star Wars wasn't enough, James Bond's three-piece suit was on the auction block, as were Supergirl's blue elastic leotard and red knee-high boots. (Actress Archives)
Cloak from a galaxy far far away going under the hammer Mar 6, 2007
The cloak worn by Sir Alec Guinness in Star Wars is among a collection of iconic film and television costumes set to go under the hammer. Sean Connery's dinner jacket from the Bond movie Thunderball and costumes from Harry Potter are also among the 350 lots to be auctioned at Bonhams. (BBC News -- UK)
In picturesSuperhero costumes to be sold at TV and film auction Mar 2, 2007
One of the highlights of the sale is the Obi-Wan Kenobi cloak worn by Sir Alec Guinness in Star Wars - tipped to fetch as much as 60,000 at next week's auction. Welsh actor Richard Burton sported this Roman tunic when he played Mark Anthony opposite wife-to-be Elizabeth Taylor in the 1963 epic Cleopatra. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Alec Guinness Nehru's choice for Gandhi Feb 28, 2007
Jawaharlal Nehru wanted Alec Guinness to play the lead role in a film on Mahatma Gandhi, says director Richard Attenborough in an interview marking the 25th anniversary of the award-winning 1982 biopic ... Nehru told him: "I know exactly who you should ask Alec Guinness.". (Hindustan Times, India)
