Diana Dors - Icon Collection details
| Format: | 12 DVD |
|---|---|
| Starring: | Sid James, Michael Craig, John McCallum, Yvonne Mitchell, George Cole, Stanley Holloway, Diana Dors, Hon, Dennis Price, Geoffrey Keen |
| Genres: | Comedy - Romantic, Musical, Documentary - TV/Films, Drama - General, Family, Romance |
| Studio: | ITV STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Name | Discs | |
|---|---|---|
Diana Dors - Icon Collection - Yield to the Night |
15 Disc 1 | |
Diana Dors - Icon Collection - Lady Godiva Rides Again |
PG Disc 2 | |
Diana Dors - Icon Collection - Diamond City |
PG Disc 3 | |
A Diana Dors - Icon Collection - A Boy Girl And A Bike |
U Disc 4 | |
Diana Dors - Icon Collection - As Long As They're Happy |
U Disc 5 | |
Diana Dors - Icon Collection - A Kid For Two Farthings |
12 Disc 6 | |
Diana Dors - Icon Collection - The Blonde Bombshell - Documentary |
PG Disc 7 |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 12 hours 10 minutes |
|---|---|
| Rental release: | 27 Aug 2008 |
| Main languages: | English |
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A classic from a master is in a category of its own
By SeedNotHeard (19 reviews) from Ellesmere Port , 12 Jun 2009[Highly rated reviewer]
At one level this film can be enjoyed just by ogling the delicious Diana Dors, with the now dated style (blonde hair, tight sweaters) that characterized the 50s. But all he atmosphere of post-war London is in it, Petticoat Lane in particular, with many telling details picked out by masterly photography (was it not initially in black and white?). The film builds on Wolf Mankowitz's long short story of the same name. Everything is seen through the eyes of little Joe, whose father has somehow managed not to come back from the War . The child's eye view helps make this a masterpiece of combined understatement and melodrama. Carole Reed directs, drawing on some fine acting talents - David Kossof, Celia Johnson, Irene Handl. I once owned the film's haunting theme tune on 78 rpm vinyl. On the flip side was 'The Lily Watkins theme' from the film Footsteps in the Fog! Yes, it's a classic and very much in a category of its own.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(4)made me yield to the night
By veritous (12 reviews) from Scarborough , 08 Jul 2009fantastic observation of the death penalty Dors fantastic shame she couldn,t have done more serious dramas.- Was this review helpful to you?
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A classic from a master is in a category of its own
By SeedNotHeard (19 reviews) from Ellesmere Port , 12 Jun 2009[Highly rated reviewer]
At one level this film can be enjoyed just by ogling the delicious Diana Dors, with the now dated style (blonde hair, tight sweaters) that characterized the 50s. But all he atmosphere of post-war London is in it, Petticoat Lane in particular, with many telling details picked out by masterly photography (was it not initially in black and white?). The film builds on Wolf Mankowitz's long short story of the same name. Everything is seen through the eyes of little Joe, whose father has somehow managed not to come back from the War . The child's eye view helps make this a masterpiece of combined understatement and melodrama. Carole Reed directs, drawing on some fine acting talents - David Kossof, Celia Johnson, Irene Handl. I once owned the film's haunting theme tune on 78 rpm vinyl. On the flip side was 'The Lily Watkins theme' from the film Footsteps in the Fog! Yes, it's a classic and very much in a category of its own.- Was this review helpful to you?
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kid for four farthings
By a customer from Atherstone , 29 Mar 2009Got this for husband who had seen it when he about 5...almost 50 years ago. He was worried that it might disappoint him...not be as good as he remembered. However he thoroughly enjoyed it!- Was this review helpful to you?
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As Long As They're Happy
By FrankIV (506 reviews) from Cirencester, England , 11 Mar 2009A bit of a disappointment for a Dors fan, I would imagine, because she only makes a guest appearance, but there's a lot here to enjoy. The story is a sort of satire on a style of popular singing which, within a year, would have been blasted into history by Presley, but there are some amusing digs at crooners, particularly Johnny Ray, and a celebration of the perceived cosiness of middle-class English family values. Faces from the fifties abound - Gilbert Harding, Hattie Jacques, Norman Wisdom, Charles Hawtrey, etc., sometimes billed, sometimes not, but the main reason to watch it is the performance at the centre: the legendary song and dance man Jack Buchanan, unbelievably aged sixty-six, and the effortless charm which belonged to another era. There aren't many opportunities around to watch him - I think the only other of his films on DVD is 'The Band Wagon', in which he appears with Astaire - and it's great to watch an old master at work, even if he's past his prime. Three stars for the film - five stars for the chance to catch up with a slice of British entertainment history.- Was this review helpful to you?
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