Alec Guinness played Lieutenant Colonel Nicholson in which 1957 World War II film?
Alec Guinness in the "Motion Picture Herald". Alec Guinness Sir Alec Guinness, (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. After an early career on the stage, Guinness was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including "The Ladykillers" and "Kind Hearts and Coronets" in which he played nine different characters. He is also known for his six collaborations with David Lean: Herbert Pocket in "Great Expectations" (1946), Fagin in "Oliver Twist" (1948), Col. Nicholson in "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Prince
Barnacle Bill (1957 film) Barnacle Bill (1957 film) Barnacle Bill (released in the US as All at Sea) is a 1957 Ealing Studios comedy film, starring Alec Guinness. He plays an unsuccessful Royal Navy officer, and six of his maritime ancestors. This was the penultimate Ealing comedy as well as the last film Guinness made for Ealing Studios. By coincidence, his first Ealing success was "Kind Hearts and Coronets" (1949), in which he also played multiple roles. The film was written by the screenwriter of "Passport to Pimlico". William Horatio Ambrose (Guinness) wants desperately to live up to the proud family tradition; the Ambroses