Based on Evelyn Waugh's classic novel, Jeremy Irons stars as Charles Ryder, a disillusioned army captain who is moved to reflect on his languid days in the enchanted castle that was Brideshead, home of the aristocratic Marchmain family whose acquaintance Charles made in the company of Oxford classmate, the charming wild-child .. Read more
| Starring | Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, Stephane Audran, Mona Washbourne |
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| Director | Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-Hogg |
| Genres | Drama |
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Based on Evelyn Waugh's classic novel, Jeremy Irons stars as Charles Ryder, a disillusioned army captain who is moved to reflect on his languid days in the enchanted castle that was Brideshead, home of the aristocratic Marchmain family whose acquaintance Charles made in the company of Oxford classmate, the charming wild-child Sebastian.
| Starring | Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, Stephane Audran, Mona Washbourne, John Le Mesurier, John Le Mesurier, John Gielgud, Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews |
|---|---|
| Director | Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-Hogg |
| Studio | ITV STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 11 hrs 3 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1981 To Rent: DVD: 19 Sep 2005 |
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One of the most admirable achievements of British TV...
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Top-class drama set in the 1920s
Writer, John Mortimer, is at his best with this adaptation. Beautiful English, superbly spoken by those such as Jeremy Irons, the main character. There are ... read more »
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Superb Adaptation
This is a superbly acted adaptation of Waugh's novel, which unlike the later film version has sufficient time to fully develop the characters. Jeremy Irons ... read more »
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Good for nostalgia
This was o.k, but did not quite live up to the memory. Also it requires too many hours of viewing for our package - each disc would last a good week if you don... read more »
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Read the book first
I wanted to remind myself of the book. The film(s) stick pretty much to the original. However, I did find the characters rather stilted. Charles Ryder was ... read more »
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Brideshead Revisited - Disc 1
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