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Alec Guinness scores again, this time as a subtle sea dog who believes that civilized bigamy is man's key to happiness. The basic joke seldom runs thin in this roguish British comedy. Full Review...
Alec Guinness lives "The Captain's Paradise" in this 1953 Ealing light comedy. Guinness plays the captain of a ferry going from the British colony of Gibraltor to Spanish Morocco, who, according to his chief officer Ricco (Charles Goldner), has found the recipe for true happiness.
The Captain's Paradise is a 1953 British comedy film produced and directed by Anthony Kimmins, and starring Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Carlo and Celia Johnson. Guinness plays the captain of a passenger ship that travels regularly between Gibraltar and Spanish Morocco .
The Captain's Paradise: Directed by Anthony Kimmins. With Alec Guinness, Peter Bull, Charles Goldner, Miles Malleson. The captain of a ferry boat between the restricted British colony in Gibraltar and Spanish Morocco has a woman of differing appeal and temperament in each port.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Anthony Kimmins
In the opening scene Alec Guinness, a ship’s captain, is facing a firing squad in North Africa. Back on his ship the first officer begins to explain the philosophy behind Guinness’ mode of life.
Review by Craig Butler. The Captain's Paradise is not one of the legendary Ealing Studios films which Alec Guinness made in the 1950's, but it's from the same era and has much the same feeling. It also is somewhat more forced and direct than the Ealing offerings, which tended to glide about a bit before landing on their comic targets.
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Jan 1, 2000 · The Captain’s Paradise Review. Captain Henry St. James has a wife in every port, well, at least a traditional housewife in Gibralter and a hot-blooded sexpot in Tangiers. And he'll get away...
