A look back at the days of Ealing comedies... Read more
| Starring | Alec Guinness, Dennis Price, Arthur Lowe, Sid James |
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| Director | Charles Crichton, Alexander Mackendrick, Robert, Alexand |
| Genres | Comedy |
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A look back at the days of Ealing comedies...
| Starring | Alec Guinness, Dennis Price, Arthur Lowe, Sid James, Stanley Holloway, Alfie Bass, Joan Greenwood, Alice Krige, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Katie Johnson |
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| Director | Charles Crichton, Alexander Mackendrick, Robert, Alexand |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 14 Jul 2008 |
| Format | DVD |
I wasn't quite sure what to expect of this DVD. It turned out to consist of commentaries, trailers and .pdf files of publicity material such as posters relating to some of the early Ealing comedies. Luminaries such as Martin Scorcese bring a modern-day reviewer's eye to such well-known films as The Lavender Hill Mob, The Man in a White Suit, Passport to Pimlico, The Ladykillers and Kind Hearts and Coronets.
The reviews are not particularly enlightening to those familiar with these classics, but the DVD also includes a historical account of the Studios themselves, with some marvellous old footage of personalities dating back to pre-WWII times. This is probably the most interesting part of the DVD and worth watching if you want to know more about this aspect of film history.
I wasn't quite sure what to expect of this DVD. It turned out to consist of commentaries, trailers and .pdf files of publicity material such as posters relating to some of the early Ealing comedies. Luminaries such as Martin Scorcese bring a modern-day reviewer's eye to such well-known films as The Lavender Hill Mob, The Man in a White Suit, Passport to Pimlico, The Ladykillers and Kind Hearts and Coronets.
The reviews are not particularly enlightening to those familiar with these classics, but the DVD also includes a historical account of the Studios themselves, with some marvellous old footage of personalities dating back to pre-WWII times. This is probably the most interesting part of the DVD and worth watching if you want to know more about this aspect of film history.