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The Rebel

1961 · 1h 45m · Comedy · United Kingdom

Watch Out Picasso... Here Comes Tony Hancock!

Anthony Hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. He has a lot of enthusiasm, but little talent, and critics scorn his work. Nevertheless, he impresses an emerging very talented artist. Hancock proceeds to con the art world into thinking he is a genius.

Directed by
Robert Day
Written by
Ray Galton, Alan Simpson
Starring
Tony Hancock, George Sanders, Dennis Price, John Le Mesurier
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6.5Smart score

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