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Douglas Sirk Collection on DVD

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Average rating: 73%
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3.5
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Starring: Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Lana Turner, Juanita Moore, Sandra Dee, Lauren Bacall
Director: Douglas Sirk
Studio: UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK
Run time: 653 mins
Certificate: 12
Collections: 100 Feisty Females
User collections: Guardian 1000 films to see before you die
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama
Languages: English
Released: 15/01/2007

Brief synopsis of Douglas Sirk Collection

Douglas Sirk's body of work collected for posterity. The man is a Hollywood icon to actors and producers that have followed in his footsteps. His influence is still felt in the work of Todd Haynes, Rainer Fassbinder, John Walters, Martin Scorsese and others.

All DVDs in this series

Has Anyone Seen My Gal?
A rare comedy from Sirk, but still dealing with family issues and status. Samuel Futon (Charles Coburn) decide... 		Sign up
All I Desire
Ten years after leaving her small-town for a life on the stage, Naomi Murdoch is invited back by her daughter ... 		Sign up
Magnificent Obsession
The one that really started it all and made Rock Hudson a star, in this classic love story with more ups and d... 		Sign up
All That Heaven Allows
Cary, a wealthy widow, falls in love with the much younger nurseryman, Ron Kirby. This provides gossip for the... 		Sign up
Written On The Wind
The story of a family's ugly secret and the stark moment that thrust their private lives into public view! ... 		Sign up
The Tarnished Angels
Reuniting the same leads from 'Written on the Wind', Hudson, Stack and Malone again in a love triangle, agains... 		Sign up
Imitation of Life
Douglas Sirk's classic social study movie about inter-racial relations, social status and family. Imitation of... 		Sign up

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Rated - 5 starsTHE absolute Classic.

A customer from Coventry, England , 13/06/2005

I first saw this film over twenty years ago and have seen it many times since without it losing any sheen. Racism, Social issues, Romance, Comedy and Drama all way before political correctness and diversity were the norm. Fantasticly moving and with brilliant cinematography. An absolute must see with the best heartrending end to any film yet made.

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Rated - 4 starsEarly 20th-C melodrama

T Kelly from West of England , 19/09/2006

Barbara Stanwick rocks (as usual) in this tale of a passionate woman's abandonment of family and suburbia for the stage. After years away, she rolls back into town to see her kids and realizes what she's missed, while hubby gets a yen for her all over again. Subdued fun.

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Rated - 4 starswas true life.

Michelle Downie from ferndale, south wales , 12/07/2006

excellent movie. being an african american woman from america and having grown up with several light skinned/biracial people, (some of whom did pass)this movie definitely shows how it was for light skinned blacks in america. it was sad that they felt the only way to have a good life was to pass for white. mahalia jacksons' strong singing at the end was the icing on the cake.

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Rated - 4 starsGripping

Ray from Northampton , 27/05/2005

A gripping and thoroughly entertaining drama with first rate acting by Robert Stack, Rock Hudson and Lauren Bacall. The pace never flags, the characters are all believable and the twists and turns of the plot hold your attention from beginning to end. Perhaps not a memorable film but a very satisfying insight into the unenviable life-style of a filthy-rich American family of the 1950s.

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Rated - 3 starsWell acted but rather boring.

Robert Dawson from Cardiff,Wales. [Highly rated reviewer] , 02/03/2008

Erm...well acted, but rather boring.

I'm man of few words, unless I'm drunk.

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Rated - 4 starsGripping

Ray from Northampton , 27/05/2005

A gripping and thoroughly entertaining drama with first rate acting by Robert Stack, Rock Hudson and Lauren Bacall. The pace never flags, the characters are all believable and the twists and turns of the plot hold your attention from beginning to end. Perhaps not a memorable film but a very satisfying insight into the unenviable life-style of a filthy-rich American family of the 1950s.

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