Stories from the last century as seen through the lenses of British Movietone. Includes: The Boer War, Queen Victoria's Funeral, The Wright Brothers First Flight, San Francisco... more
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Stories from the last century as seen through the lenses of British Movietone. Includes: The Boer War, Queen Victoria's Funeral, The Wright Brothers First Flight, San Francisco Earthquake and more.
...(Aspect Ratio 1.33:1).
Audio availability in English stereo/mono, French mono, and Spanish mono.
Subtitles English and Spanish.
Produced by 20thCentury Fox & re-mastered in 1974.
This version was re-released in April 2005.and is now available from Tesco's for £11.99.
Also on e.Bay for buy now at £9.99.
Brought mine from Amazon.co.uk for £6.97....
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...This tale of gambling and extortion is one of the highlights of 20thcentury moviemaking, Paul Newman and Robert Redford put in brilliant performances which more than equal Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid but the show is stole by Robert Shaw's powerful and very moody Irish-American gangster. The atmosphere of this film flows out of the screen ,especially during the poker scenes. The plot has just the right amount of twists and turns to keep you guessing what is going on until the end. With the added extra of great direction and camerawork this turns into something special. Just a marvellous piece of filmaking I recommend this film to anyone wanting to add a classic film to their library....
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Advantages: Timeless classic Disadvantages: No Kazan interview or extras
...Elia Kazan was already a big theatre star in 1945 when he directed his first film, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, but he did'nt yet have the fame that classics such as A Streetcar Named Desire and On The Waterfront would give him, nor the infamy that his willingness to testify against his colleagues to US senator Joe McCarthy would bestow.
Fans of the fierce Marlon Brando collaborations may be slightly disconcerted by this gentle tale of a bright girl, Francie (Peggy Ann Garner), trying to survive in early 20th -century New York despite poverty, lack of opportunity and dad's alcoholism. It's very much of its time but charming with it. Shame there's no Kazan interview included; after all, he only died two years ago....
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somewhat helpful 22.03.2005
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