#OnThisDay 30 years ago - 5 April 1996
#MaureenLipman leads the cast of Jack Rosenthal's ESKIMO DAY. This BBC film focuses on the trials and tribulations of young would-be students as they arrive at Cambridge on interview day. It includes the final acting performance from #AlecGuinness.

Channel Premiere! An inspiring adventure in the tradition of 'Bridge On the River Kwai'... #AlecGuinness #DirkBogarde #AnthinyQuayle in

📽️ H.M.S. DEFIANT (1962) 4:35pm adventure drama #TPTVsubtitles

George Smiley says,

"There I shall establish myself as a mild eccentric. Discursive, withdrawn, but possessing one or two lovable habits, such as muttering to myself as I bumble along innocent pavements. I shall become an oak of my own generation".

#GeorgeSmiley #AlecGuinness #JohnLeCarre

Tomorrow! Premiere: Saturday 4th April, 4:35pm HMS DEFIANT (1962) Starring #AlecGuinness #DirkBogarde #MauriceDenham #AnthonyQuayle adventure drama #TPTVsubtitles

Happy Birthday Alec Guinness. (RIP) May the force be with you... always. #HappyBirthdayAlecGuinness #AlecGuinness #Birthday #Legend #Legends

Happy 112th birthday to Sir #AlecGuinness. Most remembered for his role in #TheBridgeontheRiverKwai, #LawrenceofArabia, and #StarWars.

Das Glück hinter der Maske (german edition of Blessings in Disguise), Knaur, 1988 Illustration by caricaturist and actor Clive Francis

Alec Guinness #botd

Das Glück hinter der Maske
(german edition of Blessings in Disguise), Knaur, 1988
Illustration by caricaturist and actor Clive Francis
#AlecGuinness #Illustration #CliveFrancis #FilmSky

#remembering #alecguinness #actor #obiwankenobi #starwars #AnewHope #EmpireStrikesBack #returnofthejedi #thebridgeontheriverkwai #lawrenceofarabia #theladykillers #littlelordfauntleroy #kindheartsandcoronets #doctorzhivago #themaninthewhitesuit #olivertwist #GreatExpectations

Today we celebrate the birthday of Alec Guinness, born today in 1914. An English actor, he is best known in fandom for portraying Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas's original Star Wars trilogy; for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. #AlecGuinness

El 2 de abril de 1914 nace el actor inglés Sir Alec Guinness, Obi-Wan Kenobi en la trilogía original de Star Wars.

On April 2, 1914, English actor Sir Alec Guinness, Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy, was born.

#StarWars #AlecGuinness #ObiWanKenobi

Remembering #AlecGuinness who was born April 2, 1914
#ObiWanKenobi #StarWars
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Remembering Sir 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗰 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 on what would have been his 112th birthday!
*I know, that's the joke.
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#Starwars #AlecGuinness #ewanmcgregor #obiwankenobi #ObiWan #benkenobi
#AprilFools

Un día como hoy pero de 1914 nace el actor #AlecGuinness.

One Star Wars Actor Hated Every Second of His Fan-Favorite Role Alec Guinness made Obi-Wan Kenobi iconic, but the Oscar winner had a complicated and often negative relationship with his Star Wars fame.

Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieFeatures #AlecGuinness #StarWars One Star Wars Actor Hated Every Second of His Fan-Favorite Role

Born on this day: Not one but TWO Star Wars icons - Alec Guinness and Pedro Pascal. Here are my posters for their franchise debuts: the original Star Wars and the first episode of The Mandalorian. #StarWars #TheMandalorian #AlecGuinness #PedroPascal

Remembering Sir 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗰 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 on what would have been his 112th birthday. He was also known for The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, and Last Holiday.
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#Starwars #AlecGuinness #obiwankenobi #ObiWan #BenKenobi #Lucasfilm #Disney

Before he was Obi-Wan Kenobi, Sir Alec Guinness was born on this day in 1914, a master of roles from 'Lawrence of Arabia' to 'The Bridge on the River Kwai.' #RandomFact #DailyFact #FilmHistory #AlecGuinness #ClassicCinema

"An actor is totally vulnerable. His total personality is exposed to critical judgment - his intellect, his bearing, his diction, his whole appearance. In short, his ego."

🎭 Great English actor Sir #AlecGuinness was #BOTD 2 April 1914. #Acting #Film #Filmmaking

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#Guinness #AlecGuinness #Movie #Oscar #UK #England #Lucas

Remembering Alec Guinness, born April 2, 1914 and passed away August 5, 2000.

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Today In Nerd History April 2

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#TodayInNerdHistory #April2 #StarTrek #AlecGuinness #LindaHunt #NationalPeanutButterAndJellyDay #StarTrekEnterprise #TheCrossing #ClarkGregg #MichaelFassbender #SharonAcker #JanaMarieHupp #SamAnderson #Birthday

#NowWatching: KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS (1949)

Directed by Robert Hamer

Starring Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood and Alec Guinness (in eight different roles)

#Movies #Criterion #FilmSky #40s #British #Comedy #AlecGuinness #Cinema #UK #BlackComedy #AprilFools #Ealingstudios #MovieSky

𝗘𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗰𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿 is also known for Trainspotting, Christopher Robisn, and Moulin Rouge!
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#StarWars #IKnow #ThatstheJoke #ObiWanKenobi #ewanmcgregor #AlecGuinness #AprilFoolsDay

Coming soon! Premiere Saturday 11th April, 4:35pm Carol Reed's OUR MAN IN HAVANA (1959) all star cast with #AlecGuinness #NoelCoward #BurlIves #MaureenOHara #JoMorrow #RalphRichardson spy comedy #TPTVsubtitles

Coming soon! Premiere Saturday 11th April, 4:35pm Carol Reed's OUR MAN IN HAVANA (1959) all star cast with #AlecGuinness #NoelCoward #BurlIves #MaureenOHara #JoMorrow #RalphRichardson spy comedy #TPTVsubtitles www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oQu...

Coming Soon! Premiere: Saturday 4th April, 4:35pm HMS DEFIANT (1962) Starring #AlecGuinness #DirkBogarde #MauriceDenham #AnthonyQuayle adventure drama #TPTVsubtitles

Coming soon! Premiere Saturday 11th April, 4:35pm Carol Reed's OUR MAN IN HAVANA (1959) all star cast with #AlecGuinness #NoelCoward #BurlIves #MaureenOHara #JoMorrow #RalphRichardson spy comedy #TPTVsubtitles

Coming Soon! Premiere: Saturday 4th April, 4:35pm HMS DEFIANT (1962) Starring #AlecGuinness #DirkBogarde #MauriceDenham #AnthonyQuayle adventure drama #TPTVsubtitles

Our brew and biccies matinee at 2pm is an all-star dramatisation of...

CROMWELL (1970) 2pm starring #RichardHarris #AlecGuinness #RobertMorley #DorothyTutin #FrankFinlay #TimothyDalton #PatrickWymark drama #TPTVsubtitles

Coming Soon! Premiere: Saturday 4th April, 4:35pm HMS DEFIANT (1962) Starring #AlecGuinness #DirkBogarde #MauriceDenham #AnthonyQuayle adventure drama #TPTVsubtitles