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Alec Guinness · 1950s

4 Alec Guinness movies from the 1950s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 2 S-Tier picks including The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Lavender Hill Mob.

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai(1957)

7.8/10

dir. David Lean

S-Tier

The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.

Sony Pictures · 60th Anniversary Edition
The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob(1951)

7.2/10

dir. Charles Crichton

S-Tier

A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)
The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit(1951)

7.2/10

dir. Alexander Mackendrick

A-Tier

The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his suits they won't ever have to fix them or buy another one, and the clothing industry will collapse overnight. Nevertheless, Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures...
The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers(1955)

7.6/10

dir. Alexander Mackendrick

Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.

StudioCanal · 4K Ultra HD