Alas, by the end of the 1960s, tony hancock was dead by his own hand, a victim of alcohol and acute depression. Oct 07, 2019 for british audiences, the rebel would be the first time theyd seen tony hancock in full, glorious technicolour. Call me genius movie trailer 1961 aka the rebel plot synopsis. Tony hancock s first star vehicle is no masterpiece, but it is a fascinating misfire. Guaranteed 100% original vintage movie posters picture palace movie posters is the website for original, vintage, collectible movie posters. The film was made by associated british picture corporation and distributed by warnerpathe abpcs distribution arm.
Tony hancock wants a tea, but has to have coffee no froth. The rebel on imdb hancock plays a downtrodden london office clerk who gives up his office job to pursue full time his vocation as an artist. In their interview ray galton and alan simpson told us they had a three picture deal with tony hancock. Yayoi kusama is off again at david zwirner gallery on 533 west 19th street in chelsea. The rebel, tony hancock action painting sequence duration. Jan 24, 2019 tamil dubbed movie download the rebel tony hancock fast and for free the rebel is a film directed by robert day with tony hancock, george sanders, paul massie, margit saad. Tony hancock s first feature film finds him as a frustrated city clerk who dreams of becoming a successful artist. Tony hancock, the funniest of the television comedians, has made the dangerous. Network distributing ltd film tv home entertainment hancock. Hancock plays a downtrodden london office clerk who gives up his job to pursue his dream of being an artist. For british audiences, the rebel would be the first time theyd seen tony hancock in full, glorious technicolour. S even years before his suicide, tony hancock tried to become a movie star. Whats this horrible thing its a selfportrait who of.
It was hancock s second and last starring role in a film, following the rebel 1961. With tony hancock, george sanders, paul massie, margit saad. Nov 15, 2014 tony hancock stars in the government inspector, broadcast on the 9th of february 1958. With the hancocks half hour tv and radio shows now behind him tony hancock was looking to the future. Anthony john hancock 12 may 1924 25 june 1968 was an english comedian and actor highprofile during the 1950s and early 1960s, he had a major success with his bbc series hancocks half hour, first broadcast on radio from 1954, then on television from 1956, in which he soon formed a strong professional and personal bond with comic actor sid james. Written by regular collaborators ray galton and alan simpson, the film has all the touches that made hancock s. With an enthusiasm far exceeding any artistic talent, he sets to work on his masterpiece aphrodite at the waterhole, moving to paris where he expects his genius will be. Paul merton on hancocks hollywood halfhour and his own. Dark comedy about a seaside punch and judy man driven to distraction by his social climbing wife and his hatred for the snobbery of local government. The trios shared tv and radio work allows his established persona to inform the film, so there are some classic comic scenes and lines. The first the rebel, was a huge success, the scriptwriters submitted an idea for a second which was rejected by hancock as he wanted somthing with a more. The rebel 1961 robert day, tony hancock, george sanders. Sep 20, 2019 s even years before his suicide, tony hancock tried to become a movie star. The rebel 1961 trailer hd call me genius tony hancock.
The rebel is a 1961 comedy film starring tony hancock hancocks half hour. Tony hancock quits his dull office job and goes to paris to be an artist on the left bank. A london clerk tony hancock quits his dull office job and goes to paris to be an. Single mindedly, and with an enthusiasm far exceeding any artistic talent his art has a childlike quality to put it mildly, he sets to work on his masterpiece aphrodite at the waterhole, moving to paris where he expects his genius will be. Starring the british comedian tony hancock, it was written by ray galton and. Hancock plays a disaffected london office clerk who gives up his office job to pursue fulltime his vocation as an artist. The first the rebel, was a huge success, the scriptwriters submitted an idea for a second which was rejected by hancock as he wanted somthing with a more international theme. He said that the rebel was the greatest film ever made about modern art. Rebel rebel, tony hancock pop art painting big fat arts.
Tony hancocks bigscreen debut stars him as a talentless but ambitious. Starring the british comedian tony hancock, it was written by ray galton. He was educated at durlston court, swanage, and bradfield college, reading. The rebel is a 1961 comedy film starring tony hancock hancock s half hour. There he is acclaimed as a genius when another artists work is mistaken for his, but soon finds himself paying the price of celebrity. Comedy starring tony hancock as a bored london office clerk who begins to make waves on the parisian art scene. In the rebel released in the us as call me genius, hancock plays a middleclass.
Other girls give enza a hard time because of her virginity. Tonyy hancock gives up his day job to become an artist. Taking a chance on fame and fortune, he gives up his job and travels to gay paris. The rebel 1961 is a comedy about a clerk who quits his job and moves to. Starring the british comedian tony hancock, it was written by ray galton and alan simpson. Anthony john hancock 12 may 1924 25 june 1968 was an english comedian and actor highprofile during the 1950s and early 1960s, he had a major success with his bbc series hancock s half hour, first broadcast on radio from 1954, then on television. The punch and judy man is a 1963 british comedy film directed by jeremy summers from a script by philip oakes and tony hancock for the associated british picture corporation. The rebel also known as call me genius is a 1961 film starring the late, great tony hancock. The punch and judy man, 1963 british classic comedy. Hancock, passing by, is shocked to see what appears to be a. Network distributing ltd film tv home entertainment. Most people in the artworld have at some point found themselves discussing ray galton and alan simpsons 1960 movie the rebel, directed by robert day and starring tony hancock as anthony hancock, an office worker trapped in the soulless daily grind of. I get the spots before my eyes, the red mist, and im off. The trios shared tv and radio work allows his established persona to inform the film, so there are some classic comic scenes and lines, developing antiintellectual themes hancock had worked with before.
Thanks to the superb scripts written for him by ray galton and alan simpson, comedian tony hancock is one of britains biggest stars. A stodgy clerk decides to end his seemingly eternal ennui, quit his job and head for london to become a bohemiantype artist in this british comedy. He appeared at the windmill theatre, london in 1948. With tony hancock, gloria dawn, don crosby, lex mitchell. Call me genius is a 1961 satirical comedy film about the clash between bourgeois and bohemian cultures. The rebel was classic ancock, although initially not particularly well received, probably because of the art world and social mores it satirised.
As tony hancock says in his brilliant comic movie the rebel 1961 where he plays a modern artist. The original trailer in high definition of the rebel directed by robert day and starring tony hancock, george sanders, paul massie and margit. The 1961 movie was the first, and sadly the only, film we made with tony hancock. The rebel 1961 robert day, tony hancock, george sanders, paul massie, comedy november 4, 2017 anthony hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Zany british comedian tony hancock was briefly a major draw in the 1960s, with several popular tv series, sellout personal appearances, and a string of theatrical films to his credit. The rebel is a 1961 satirical comedy film about the clash between bourgeois and bohemian cultures. Tony hancock does some dentistry on aphrodite at the waterhole from the rebel 1961. Rebel rebel, tony hancock pop art painting big fat arts bfa. The rebel random movies or clickable quiz can you pick the correct facts on the rebel. Anthony hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. Most people in the artworld have at some point found themselves discussing ray galton and alan simpsons 1960 movie the rebel, directed by robert day and starring tony hancock as anthony hancock, an office worker trapped in the soulless daily grind of the suburban commuter. I refuse to believe, in a style akin to tony hancock refusing to believe his art is not masterful, that the rebel is not the funniest film ever made.
The rebel 1961 robert day synopsis, characteristics. Call me genius movie 1961 the rebel video dailymotion. The rebel 1961 anthony hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. The rebel 1961 is a comedy about a clerk who quits his job and moves to paris to become an artist, despite his total. Hes a lot of enthusiasm, but little talent, and critics dislike his work. In the rebel released in the us as call me genius, hancock plays a middleclass businessman who decides to chuck it all and become a painter. This film is a much more typical tony hancock film than the punch and judy man movie. Tony hancocks first big screen outing british classic. Tony hancock was born in birmingham, england, the son of john and lillian hancock. And though it was very much the same anthony aloysius hancock character up there on the big screen, this was a hancock finally freed from the poky confines of a threewalled bbc studio, with locations stretching from the streets and railways stations of croydon to calais and paris. Overview of call me genius, 1961, directed by robert day, with tony hancock, george sanders, paul massie, at turner classic movies.
Sep 25, 2015 a london department store has had a window broken, so an assistant is told to move out stock in case people try to make off with it. With tony hancock, sylvia syms, ronald fraser, barbara murray. Hancock, who was voted britains best ever comic 35 years after his death leaves his home in railway cuttings, east cheam, england for warmer, more challenging climes. Tony hancock stars in the government inspector, broadcast on the 9th of february 1958. The rebel with tony hancock released in 1961, the rebel stars tony hancock in a beautifully observed social comedy. With the hancock s half hour tv and radio shows now behind him tony hancock was looking. One would think that the punch and judy man, a lowkey film in a recognisably realist setting, where in effect hancock plays himself or rather his onscreen persona would have been the first, and written by galton and simpson, with the rebel, following on, would have aimed far more at the international market and been looking. This is a tough place to live because of the tough nuns and their strict rules.
He is persuaded to go to the mayors gala evening but its all too much for him. Tony hancock in the government inspector 1958 youtube. Tony hancock celebrity profile check out the latest tony hancock photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. We guarantee to only deal in the very best original, most desirable rare film posters from 19201980 with an emphasis on great art and design of 1940s1960s and have a special interest in hammer horror. Like many british comedies of the era, the rebel has great fun at expense of modern art and bohemian artistes. S trangely, the two films are in some respect the wrong way round. See the full list of the rebel cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
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