This Happy Breed details
| Formats: | U DVD, Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Kay Walsh, Celia Johnson, John Mills, Robert Newton, Stanley Holloway |
| Director: | David Lean |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Name | Discs | |
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This Happy Breed |
U Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 46 minutes |
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| Rental release: | Not available for rental |
| Main languages: | English |
| Hearing impaired subtitles: | English |
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A good film , still well worth watching
By roncoach (365 reviews) from suffolk , 01 Sep 2011[Highly rated reviewer]
A glimpse of 'real' social life in the late 1930s. Ahead of its time ( it's a bit like some of today's soaps in certain ways), with a cast that portrays many of Britain's best screen actors, a well -made and written film. There is no 'plot' as such ( instead it comprises vignettes and little inter-related sub-stories)------it is meant to show a moment of time in history. I suppose it could just have been allowed to carry on being filmed forever:))
I like this film and long may excellent films like this little gem continue showing a bygone era.
I've seen it many times......and I bet most folk who watch it will have done so too, and be quite happy to watch again.
A good British film, verging on a 4* review from me.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(10)Step back in time!
By Viveka (57 reviews) , 02 Feb 2013A fascinating look at a time when London's terraced streets were full of working class and lower middle class families. I think you will find that the streets featured in this film are in Clapham, one scene in particular gives a glipse of a road leading uphill to the Wandsworth Road. I love looking at the decor of the house and the fashions as they go through from the 1920's to WW2. A portrait of family life from a time when grandparents and 'maiden aunts' lived in as extended family showing how much things have changed today with so many people living on their own. Wonderfully acted with an aproned Celia Johnson doing all for her family with a little help from a scullery maid. Yes, back then even very average families would hire in some help! Great British stuff!- Was this review helpful to you?
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A good film , still well worth watching
By roncoach (365 reviews) from suffolk , 01 Sep 2011A glimpse of 'real' social life in the late 1930s. Ahead of its time ( it's a bit like some of today's soaps in certain ways), with a cast that portrays many of Britain's best screen actors, a well -made and written film. There is no 'plot' as such ( instead it comprises vignettes and little inter-related sub-stories)------it is meant to show a moment of time in history. I suppose it could just have been allowed to carry on being filmed forever:))
I like this film and long may excellent films like this little gem continue showing a bygone era.
I've seen it many times......and I bet most folk who watch it will have done so too, and be quite happy to watch again.
A good British film, verging on a 4* review from me.- Was this review helpful to you?
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This Happy Breed
By a customer from Lytham St. Annes , 29 Mar 2009THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide
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Excellent Film
By John from West Midlands , 19 Sep 2006I'm getting on now and grew up during the war and although this film may seem to be very dated it certainly brings back many memories for me. It captures the atmosphere of those years very accurately. Well worth seeing.- Was this review helpful to you?
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relive the past.
By gina slingsby from england. , 31 Jul 2006A lovely sunday afternoon film, brings back memoires of what my parents told me their home life was like, good old fashined values, a lovely family film, makes you fell all warm inside, ha ha- Was this review helpful to you?
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