Alec Guinness · 1951

2 Alec Guinness movies from 1951 on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including The Lavender Hill Mob.

Decade

All 9 1940s 1 1950s 4 1960s 1 1970s 1 1980s 1 1990s 1

Year

All 4 1950 0 1951 2 1952 0 1953 0 1954 0 1955 1 1956 0 1957 1 1958 0 1959 0

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(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...