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Last Holiday (1950)

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Movie Info

Informed that he has only a short time to live, salesman Alec Guinness decides to enjoy his last months to the fullest. He withdraws all his savings from the bank and heads to a posh hotel. Here he makes more contacts and opens more professional doors than he'd ever done before, thanks to his willingness--at long last--to take risks. He also spends every penny that he's earned in life. Then he discovers that the doctor's diagnosis was in error, and that he's in no danger of imminent death. An

Unrated, 1 hr. 29 min.

Drama, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Henry Cass

In Theaters: Nov 13, 1950 Wide

On DVD: Jun 16, 2009

Cast

Beatrice Campbell
Sheila Rockingham
Kay Walsh
Mrs. Poole
Coco Aslan
Gambini
Jean Colin
Daisy Clarence
Muriel George
Lady Oswington
Brian Worth
Derek Rockingham
Bernard Lee
Inspector Wilton
Helen Cherry
Miss Mellows
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Chalfont
Sidney James
Joe Clarence
Esma Cannon
Miss Fox
Alec Guinness
George Bird
Arthur Howard
Burden
Harry Hutchinson
Michael the Waiter
Moultrie Kelsall
Sir Robert Kyle
Eric Maturin
Wrexham
Hal Osmond
Trade Union Man
Brian Oulton
Prescott
Ernst Thesiger
Sir Trevor Lampington
Lockwood West
Dinsdale
Leslie Weston
William the Waiter
Heather Wilde
Maggie the Maid
Meier Tzelniker
Baltin
Campbell Cotts
Bellinghurst
Ronald Simpson
Dr. Pevensey
David McCallum Sr.
Blind Fiddler

Critic Reviews for Last Holiday

All Critics (9) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (1) | DVD (2)

Simple and modest in structure but delightfully rich in character.

January 28, 2006 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Bosley Crowther

New York Times

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Funny, if you don't concentrate.

January 10, 2004 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Fred Camper

Chicago Reader

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Slight and mildly amusing dark comedy of rebirth and regret.

October 26, 2010 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

the film would not register above passable if not for its central figure

June 20, 2009 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Chris Cabin

Filmcritic.com

Ignore the social esotericism: Last Holiday is a witty petit mort meant to distract from the arrival of le grand mort.

June 14, 2009 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Joseph Jon Lanthier

Slant Magazine

Alec Guinness is one of classic cinema's truly genuine curiosities.

June 14, 2009 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Joseph Jon Lanthier

Slant Magazine

The picture is surprisingly moving, delicately handled and full of lovely vignettes.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

An appealing morality play in which Queen Latifah demonstrates a warm embrace of life with just the right mixture of humor and humanity.

February 8, 2006 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

It's funny, touching, perceptive and one of the great undiscovered movies. Discover it.

March 1, 2004 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Alec Guinness leads a cast of familiar English characters in this short story about a dying man's last fling at life that's as cozy and predictable as a drink after work at your favorite watering hole.

January 11, 2012

moon rivers

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This is a cool movie, it's sort of a dark comedy at times, and a drama at other times. The story is good and the actors are good. I liked this movie, and I recommend watching it.

September 5, 2010

AJ Verser

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Latest News for Last Holiday

January 12, 2006:

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