Alec Guinness
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Sir Alec Guinness was an English actor. In the BFI listing of the 100 most important British films of the 20th century, he was the single most noted actor, represented across nine films—six in starrin
Portrait by Allan Warren, 1973
155 Lauderdale Mansions South in Maida Vale, west London where Guinness was born
Drawing by Nicholas Volpe after Guinness won an Oscar in 1957 for his role in The Bridge on the River Kwai
Guinness with Rita Tushingham in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Lawrence of Arabia (film)
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Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 epic biographical drama film directed by David Lean and produced by Sam Spiegel through the latter's British company Horizon Pictures and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
Alec Guinness
…Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), for which he won both the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor; Prince Faisal in Lawrence of Arabia (1962); General Yevgraf Zhivago in Doctor Zhivago (1965); and Professor Godbole in A Passage to India (1984). In 1970, Guinness played Jacob Marley's…
Theatrical release poster by Howard Terpning
The Plaza de España, Seville appeared as Britain's Egyptian Expeditionary Force Headquarters in Cairo, which included the officers' club.
The Mudéjar pavilion of the Parque de María Luisa in Seville appeared as Damascus.
Theatrical poster from 1962 during the film's release