The read
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
George Bird is a salesman of agricultural machinery who finds out that he hasn't long to live. On his doctor's advice, he goes to an exclusive seaside resort to spend his savings on one last holiday.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
57 audience votes
Key crew
- Henry CassDirector
- J. B. PriestleyWriter
- Francis ChagrinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Alec GuinnessGeorge Bird
- Beatrice CampbellSheila Rockingham
- Kay WalshMrs. Poole
- Grégoire AslanGambini
- Jean ColinDaisy Clarence
- Muriel GeorgeLady Oswington
- Brian WorthDerek Rockingham
- Esma CannonMiss Fox
- Bernard LeeInspector Wilton
- Sidney JamesJoe Clarence
- Campbell CottsBellinghurst
- Moultrie KelsallSir Robert Kyle