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The Rebel (1961)

The Rebel poster
Directed by
Robert Day
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to become an artist in 1960s London. He gets caught between middle-class values and the free-spirited art scene.

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What happens

The Rebel (US title: Call Me Genius) is a 1961 British satirical comedy film directed by Robert Day and starring Tony Hancock. It was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The film concerns the clash between bourgeois and bohemian cultures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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