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The Rebel (US title: Call Me Genius) is a 1961 British satirical comedy film directed by Robert Day and starring Tony Hancock. It was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The film concerns the clash between bourgeois and bohemian cultures.
Nov 21, 2023 · Anthony Hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. He has a lot of enthusiasm, but little talent, and critics scorn his work. Starring: George Sanders, Tony Hancock, Paul Massie. Addeddate.
- 106 min
The Rebel 1961 1h 45m Comedy List Reviews 81% Audience Score 500+ Ratings A London clerk (Tony Hancock) quits his dull office job and goes to Paris to be an artist on the Left Bank.
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- Robert Day
- Comedy
- Tony Hancock
Call Me Genius: Directed by Robert Day. With Tony Hancock, George Sanders, Paul Massie, Margit Saad. Tony Hancock gives up his day job to become an artist. He's a lot of enthusiasm, but little talent, and critics dislike his work. Nevertheless, he impresses a talented artist.
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- Comedy
- Robert Day
- 1961-03-19
Galton & Simpson's timeless art establishment satire finds Tony Hancock in his best-ever film role with a vast who's-who of British actors.
Overview. Anthony Hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. He has a lot of enthusiasm, but little talent, and critics scorn his work. Nevertheless, he impresses an emerging very talented artist. Hancock proceeds to con the art world into thinking he is a genius.
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This colourful Brit comedy, from The Green Man director Robert Day, is of the playful variety - following in the footsteps of the equally whimsical but more (hilariously) murderously malevolent Roger Corman 1959 film A Bucket of Blood.
