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The Rebel is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Robert Day released in USA on 16 october 1961 with Tony Hancock
The Rebel (1961)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 16 october 1961
Length 1h45
Directed by Robert Day
OriginUnited-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Peinture
Rating68%
The Rebel (1961) (US title: Call Me Genius) is a satirical comedy film. Starring the British comedian Tony Hancock, it was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The film was made by Associated British Picture Corporation and distributed by Warner-Pathé (ABPC's distribution arm).
Synopsis
Hancock plays a downtrodden London office clerk who gives up his office job to pursue full-time his vocation as an artist. Single mindedly, and with an enthusiasm far exceeding any artistic talent (his 'art' has a 'childlike' quality - to put it mildly), he sets to work on his masterpiece Aphrodite at the Waterhole, moving to Paris where he expects his genius will be appreciated. While his 'ideas' and persona gain acceptance (indeed plaudits) among the "beat" set, legitimate art critics, like Sir Charles Broward (George Sanders), scoff at his work. He manages to achieve success, however, when the work of his former roommate, a genuinely talented painter, becomes confused with his own. The confusion is eventually resolved after a series of art exhibitions, and he returns, down but not out, to London, where he pursues his 'art' in defiance of whatever others may think of it.Actors
Tony Hancock
(Anthony Hancock)
George Sanders
(Sir Charles Broward)
Dennis Price
(Jim Smith)
Oliver Reed
(Artist in Cafe)
John Le Mesurier
(Office manager)
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