Great And Glorious (+DVD) - YFriday

Advantages: A haunting black and white classic
Disadvantages: None

... INTRODUCTION In 1964 I was taken with school to one of our local cinemas (now ALL the cinemas in the town have gone) to watch David Lean's classic film 'Great Expectation'. It was old, it was black and white - it was WONDERFUL!! I have seen many adaptions of the book since that day 45 years ago, but I have never seen one that compares to Lean's film or that was so true to Dickens' book. What a pairing - Dickens and Lean!! Dickens's rich characters and gothic Victorian atmosphere combined with the unique and masterful direction of David Lean led to a true cinema masterpiece that has weathered the years well. Last year I found a new DVD of the 1946 film and it is that DVD that I am about to review. BACKGROUND CHARLES DICKENS (1812-70) Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth in 1812 and grew up... Read review

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Advantages: Sinply Brilliant
Disadvantages: None

...rather added in at Steve McQueen's request. A large portion of the recaptured escapees are machine gunned in a field, in fact they where heartlessly killed in ones and twos, secretly and slyly. ~DVD Features~ ******************* Language: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch Hearing Impaired: English, German Region: Region 2 Number of discs: 1 Classification: PG ASIN: B00004CYXR Run Time: 172 minutes ~Extras~ ************ Return to the Great Escape Making Of Documentary Original US Theatrical Trailer Booklet Interactive Menu Chapter Search This review does not do just to a fantastic film but then could any review? Greg.... Read review

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Advantages: GREAT FILM
Disadvantages: NOTHING

...THE GREAT ESCAPE. The movie starts with prisoners being all brought to a new camp where the Germans hope to contain all of the best or from the Germans point of view, the worst escape artists that they have had to waste time and people chasing around the country. This camp has been especially built to contain them all. Regular number counts, difficult ground to tunnel in and all the inmates have their own identifying files kept and updated by the commandant. But they reckon without he intelligence and dogged spirit that the Americans and the British have in abundance. The plan is simple but daring to get out as many prisoners through a tunnel as humanly possible. 300 would be nice but anywhere close to that would be acceptable. The cast is stellar and the acting off the scale, truly a classic film that I... Read review

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