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The Guest poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.7 / 100
1963·Drama·1h 45m

THE GUEST

Aston, a quiet, reserved man, lives alone in a top-floor cluttered room of a small abandoned house in a poor London district. He befriends and takes in Mac Davies, an old derelict who has been fired from a menial job in a café. In time Aston offers him a job as caretaker of the house. Aston's brother, Mick - a taunting, quasi-sadist - harasses the derelict when his brother is away, countermanding his orders...

Above the Line
Clive Donner·DirectorHarold Pinter·WriterNicolas Roeg·Director of PhotographyRon Grainer·Original Music ComposerFergus McDonell·Editor
Cast
Alan Bates·MickDonald Pleasence·Mac Davies / Bernard JenkinsRobert Shaw·AstonHarold Pinter·Man
Full Crew
(16 credits)
Directing· 2
Clive Donner·DirectorLee Turner·Continuity
Writing· 1
Harold Pinter·Writer
Camera· 2
Nicolas Roeg·Director of PhotographyAlex Thomson·Camera Operator
Editing· 2
Fergus McDonell·EditorSimon Napier-Bell·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Ron Grainer·Original Music ComposerBob Allen·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 2
Reece Pemberton·Art DirectionJill Carpenter·Makeup Artist
Production· 4
Michael Birkett·ProducerNoël Coward·Associate ProducerElizabeth Taylor·Associate ProducerRichard Burton·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 1
Peter Sellers·Thanks
By the Numbers
70.7
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Mysterious, Tense
Composition
Diagonal
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features two women in the foreground against a dramatic sky with dark clouds and a sunset horizon. A woman on the left, dressed in light-colore”

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Key Elements
Small White Object In The Left Woman's HandOrnate Gate
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Rural
Design Score
8/10
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