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The Ladykillers
- English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
The Lavender Hill Mob
- English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
The Man in the White Suit
- English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Kind Hearts and Coronets
- English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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The Ladykillers
- Theatrical trailer
The Lavender Hill Mob
- Theatrical trailer
The Man in the White Suit
- Theatrical trailer
Kind Hearts and Coronets
- Theatrical trailer
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| The Sir Alec Guinness Ealing Comedy DVD Collection |
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R4 . B&W . 335 mins .
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These four movies span 1949 to 1955, with Alec Guinness the thread that connects them all. The earliest, and brilliantly mordant Kind Hearts and Coronets, is perhaps the finest British comedy of the screen; a fine vehicle for its principal player Dennis Price. This is the 'Alec Guinness Collection', but this is Dennis Price's movie. The other three might not be quite that standard, but The Lavender Hill Mob and The Man in the White Suit are true classics. And if The Ladykillers seems a bit dated, it is pitted against illustrious competition. Alec Guinness' reputation as a great comic-actor can't really be sustained - he was a tad two-dimensional compared to some really great comic actors such as Alastair Sim or Peter Sellers. But he does a worthwhile job, and his supporting casts, including Joan Greenwood, Stanley Holloway and Cecil Parker, are truly fine.
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REVIEW: The Ladykillers
"The Ladykillers may not reach the heights of its Ealing comedy brethren such as Kind Hearts and Coronets, but is a worthy entrant all the same - a black comedy dressed in widescreen Technicolor."
- Anthony Clarke |
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REVIEW: The Lavender Hill Mob
"This comedy from the Golden Age of British film-making is trim, taut and terrific. It clocks in at only 78 minutes - every one a delectable comic winner."
- Anthony Clarke |
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REVIEW: The Man in the White Suit
"This is a cautionary tale of how the best of intentions can make everyone turn on you. Alec Guinness had better run for his life, and take his white suit with him..."
- Anthony Clarke |
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REVIEW: Kind Hearts and Coronets
"Kind Hearts and Coronets is one of the finest comedies from any country, any time. It is, first and foremost, a vehicle for Dennis Price; suave, debonair and deadly. "
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In every case, the only extras present are the original theatrical trailers. Overall transfer quality is excellent, and the audio is as good as could be presented. The first three films are Academy ratio black and white; The Ladykillers bursts out in anamorphic 1.66:1 widescreen and Technicolor. This is most definitely a set to buy and to keep. The only regret is that there are only four discs. In the United States, buyers of these four discs were given a complimenary fifth disc - the highly-prized comedy Captain's Paradise, where Guinness plays a ferry captain who is able to maintain a tempestuous Spanish wife as well as his hometown bride. BUY ONLINE FROM EZYDVD
LINK: http://www.dvd.net.au/review.cgi?review_id=3049
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"These are British comedy classics that will give a lifetime of delights - a fine memorial to the great Ealing Studio."
- Anthony Clarke |
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