The Ealing Comedies

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Overview

The story of the men and women who produced a series of film comedies that were so original and funny that they put Ealing on the map.

Cast: Frank Muir, Joan Greenwood, Alec Guinness, Barbara Murray, Jack Warner, more

Director: Harry Hastings

Genres: Documentary

Cast

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The Ealing Comedies

Overview

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Frank Muir

Joan Greenwood

Alec Guinness

Barbara Murray

Jack Warner

Michael Balcon

Basil Dearden

Charles Frend

Charles Crichton

Michael Relph

T. E. B. Clarke

Diana Morgan

Monja Danischewsky

Alexander Mackendrick

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