| Alec Guinness: A Class Act | |
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| Directed by | Brian O'Flaherty |
| Produced by | Eoghan Burke |
| Starring | Simon Callow Sinéad Cusack Tom Courtenay Sally Guinness Jeremy Irons |
| Cinematography | Anthony Brown |
| Edited by | Olivier Stockman |
| Music by | Hugh Drumm |
| Distributed by | Sky Studios 2024 |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
Alec Guinness was an English actor whose films included Oliver Twist, Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Man in the White Suit, The Lavender Hill Mob, The Ladykillers, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Our Man in Havana, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Star Wars, A Passage to India and Little Dorrit.
The documentary tells the story of Guinness' career in the entertainment industry from the stage, including his 1934 performance at the Playhouse Theatre and his work in Shakespearean theatre, to the cinema, where he won an Oscar for The Bridge on the River Kwai, and gained widespread fame for his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars.
The story is told by family, friends and peers, and also using Guinness's own words from interviews and voice recordings.
The film was recorded at Sands Films studios in Rotherhithe, London.