The Horse’s Mouth
The Horse's Mouth
United Kingdom • 1958
Director
#154Criterion Collection →Synopsis
Gulley Jimson is a boorish aging artist recently released from prison. A swindler in search of his next art project, he hunkers down in the penthouse of would-be patrons the Beeders while they go on an extended vacation; he paints a mural on their wall, pawns their valuables and, along with the sculptor Abel, inadvertently smashes a large hole in their floor. Jimson's next project is an even larger wall in an abandoned church.
Synopsis
Gulley Jimson is a boorish aging artist recently released from prison. A swindler in search of his next art project, he hunkers down in the penthouse of would-be patrons the Beeders while they go on an extended vacation; he paints a mural on their wall, pawns their valuables and, along with the sculptor Abel, inadvertently smashes a large hole in their floor. Jimson's next project is an even larger wall in an abandoned church.
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Credits
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DirectorRonald Neame
WriterAlec Guinness
CinematographerArthur Ibbetson
ComposerKenneth V. Jones
EditorAnne V. Coates
ProducerRonald Neame, John Bryan