Cat. No. DVDM 1716: CLASSIC MATINEE MOVIES ~ ALEC GUINNESS PLUS VARIOUS ACTORS. ITV / BEYOND BHE7155.

BLACK & WHITE           RUNNING TIME: 261 MINS (TOTAL 3 DISCS).

REVIEW: Close the doors, dim the lights, take a seat and leave your troubles behind. The Classic Matinee Triple Bill is your exclusive gold pass to the Matinee Era. This 3 DVD set features 3 movies starring Alec Guinness.

DISC 1: GREAT EXPECTATIONS – 1946: also starring JOHN MILLS, MARTITA HUNT and JEAN SIMMONS.

Maestro British Film Director David Lean adapted Charles Dickens’ classic tale of an orphan boy, Pip, with aspirations to be a gentleman, into one of the most memorable films of 1940s. Winning Oscars for Best Art Direction and Cinematography and nominated for Best Director, Best Picture and Best Writing. Great Expectations is a masterpiece on every level.   

DISC 2: TO PARIS WITH LOVE – 1955: also starring ODILE VERSOIS and VERNON GRAY.

Sir Edgar Fraser (Alec Guinness), a Scottish Aristocrat decides that it is time for his 20-year-old son to meet a woman. Together they head for Paris where Sir Edgar finds a beautiful girl for his son. Complications arise when Sir Edgar also falls in love with the girl – things get worse when his son falls for the woman he found for his father.    

DISC 3: THE QUILLER MEMORANDUM – 1966: also starring GEORGE SEGAL and MAX VON SYDOW.

Quiller is a secret agent assigned to uncover the operations of a neo-Nazi organization. His enquiries lead him to a school where a World War 11 Nazi leader has hanged himself. There he encounters a beautiful teacher, Inge, and the two fall in love. He is soon captured by the neo-Nazis but escapes to find Inge. But is Inge as innocent as she first appeared?  

3DVD SET