Call Me Genius (1961)
The Rebel
Watch Out Picasso... Here Comes Tony Hancock!
105 min
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.
- Release date
- March 7, 1961
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
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Trailer
Cast
- George Sanders as Sir Charles Brewer
- Dennis Price as Jim Smith
- John Le Mesurier as Office Manager
- Irene Handl as Mrs. Crevatte
- Paul Massie as Paul Ashby
- Marie Devereux as Yvette
- Margit Saad as Margot Carreras
- Grégoire Aslan as Aristotle Carreras
- Liz Fraser as Waitress
- Mervyn Johns as Manager of Art Gallery, London
- Peter Bull as Manager of Art Gallery, Paris
- Nanette Newman as Josey
- Marie Burke as Madame Laurent
- Bernard Rebel as Art Dealer
- Sandor Elès as Artist
- Oliver Reed as Artist in Cafe
- Gary Cockrell as Artist
- John Wood as Poet
- Victor Platt as Dock Official
- Barry Shawzin as Bistro Owner
- Hugh Lloyd as Man on Train (Uncredited)
- Jean Marsh as Strange Woman at Party (Uncredited)
- Esme Smythe as Party Guest on Boat (uncredited)
- Tony Hancock as Anthony Hancock
Crew
- Robert Day · Director
- Alan Simpson · Writer
- Ray Galton · Writer
- Tony Hancock · Writer
- W.A. Whittaker · Producer
- Frank Cordell · Composer
- Gilbert Taylor · Cinematographer
- Richard Best · Editor
- Robert Lennard · Casting director