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Christy - A New Beginning
Starring: Lauren Lee Smith , Stewart Finlay-McLennan , James Waterston , Bruce McKinnon , and Andy Stahl Director: Chuck Bowman Manufacturer: Lions Gate ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005LQ0W Release Date: 2001-08-28 |
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Christy (Lauren Lee Smith) and the rest of the Cutter Gap community are just beginning to recover from a typhoid epidemic when a storm hits the rural alcove. In A New Beginning, the second of a two-part PAX production that began with A Change of Seasons, she gets stranded in the forest with Dr. MacNeill (Stewart Finlay-McLennan), and her fiancé David (James Waterston) risks life and limb to rescue her. Despite a loss of property, the town makes it through the storm relatively intact, but many have been changed by the experience. Christy, for instance, has come to see Dr. MacNeill in a new light, thus questioning her engagement to David. Will she marry the preacher or break off the engagement? Marriage is on the minds of several characters in this engaging recollection by the elderly Christy about her experiences as a young schoolteacher in the Smoky Mountains. Age 8 and older. --Kathleen C. FennessyCustomer Reviews:
A word of caution.......2007-01-31
I know Christy and she's no Christy . . . ........2006-06-30
Christy.......2006-03-21
Christy - A new Biggining.......2006-01-25
Ok..........2004-07-19
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Behind the Lines
Starring: Jonathan Pryce , James Wilby , Jonny Lee Miller , Stuart Bunce , and Tanya Allen Director: Gillies MacKinnon Manufacturer: Lions Gate ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00008J2PF Release Date: 2003-04-22 |
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This extraordinary World War I film concerns themes of heroism, sacrifice, duty, and self-knowledge as profound as any in Saving Private Ryan. The story, taken from Pat Barker's 1991 novel Regeneration and based on true events, is set in a British Army hospital in Craiglockart, Scotland, in 1917. There, a pioneering psychiatrist named Dr. William Rivers (Jonathan Pryce) works with shell-shocked soldiers in a gentle, humane manner that contrasts sharply with the brutality of his colleagues. (The film's most horrifying scene features a mute patient being forced to speak by means of electric shock.)Among Rivers's patients is a mute, amnesiac officer named Billy Prior (Jonny Lee Miller), as well as the emotionally depleted poet Wilfred Owen (Stuart Bunce) and another poet and war hero, Siegfried Sassoon (James Wilby). Unlike the others, Sassoon is not, in fact, suffering from any disorder but is being quietly punished for writing a pamphlet denouncing the war. The army hopes Rivers can find some basis for mental incompetency in Sassoon, but the thoughtful doctor instead attempts to persuade him to add legitimacy to his criticisms of the war by returning to active duty.
Pryce brilliantly captures the cumulative effects of Rivers's responsibility--of fixing men and sending them back to their possible deaths--on the good doctor's nerves. Wilby is also fine as Sassoon, but the film belongs just as much to actors Miller and Bunce, whose characters are different kinds of men struggling to find their balance, one through a revived sense of duty and the other through his writing. Scottish filmmaker Gillies Mackinnon (The Playboys) is at the top of his form, telling a unique story about the invisible wounds of war while shedding light on the meeting of two visionary poets and one visionary physician. --Tom Keogh
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"I am making this statement as an act of willful defiance of military authority.".......2006-10-28
Good adaptation of Barker's Regeneration.......2006-01-08
"He wasn't a man. He was a fighting unit...being repaired.".......2005-04-10
Excellent adaptation.......2005-02-17
Looking into the minds of the Great War poets........2004-10-06
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Doctor Finlay - Volume 2
Starring: Raymond Ross , and Colin McCredie Manufacturer: Bfs Entertainment ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00022EEE4 Release Date: 2004-08-24 |
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Splendid Doctor Finlay series continues..........2007-01-03
A series to be watched, and watched again.......2005-12-21
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'Doctor Finlay - Days of Grace Set (3 DVD Set)
Starring: David Rintoul Manufacturer: Bfs Entertainment ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000LC4ZP8 Release Date: 2007-02-13 |
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A MASTERPIECE THEATRE PRESENTATION"...genuine drama... sharp entertainment... acting's superb..." - VARIETY
"Highly enjoyable." - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
A village doctor's tales of challenges, caring and trust
David Rintoul, Annette Crosbie and Ian Bannen star in the continuing all-new adaptation of one of the most popular programmes on British TV.
Five years have now passed since the end of the war and the Arden House medical team function with well-practiced efficiency, servicing the residents of Tannochbrae, who for the most part, have gradually come to trust their doctors and follow their advice. Even so, as the post-war era unfolds, Doctors Finlay, Cameron and Napier face many interesting dilemmas in their caseloads, while struggling to cope with the demanding challenges of their personal lives.
Starring: David Rintoul (Horatio Hornblower) as Dr. John Finlay, Ian Bannen (Waking Ned Devine) as Dr. Alexander Cameron, Annette Crosbie (Calendar Girls) as Janet Livingstone-MacPherson and Jessica Turner (The Cazalets) as Dr. Jennifer Napier
Based on the characters created by A.J. Cronin
Episodes: Home Truths / All Jock Tamson's Bairns / Days of Grace / A Simple Operation / Mercury / The Life of Men / Still Waters
Special Features: Cast Trivia / Cast Profiles
approx. 6 hrs. col.
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Return of the Soldier
Starring: Dorothy Alison , Ann-Margret , Alan Bates , William Booker , and Patsy Byrne Director: Alan Bridges Manufacturer: Trinity Entertainment ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BDH6GC Release Date: 2005-09-13 |
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Captain Chris Baldry has suffered the injuries of many during the war, lost in a state of young love he struggles through the overpowering presence of all of the women in his life. Trapped in his past with his true love, his present wife, cousin and woman of his dreams all compete to bring him back to the present as each see fit for him to live out his life.Customer Reviews:
Not Full Screen as Advertized.......2006-09-22
"If only knowing were the same as feeling.".......2005-11-23
Glenda Jackson at her finest.......2005-11-02
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Doctor Finlay
Starring: Raymond Ross , and Colin McCredie Manufacturer: Bfs Entertainment ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006C7GE Release Date: 2002-10-22 |
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Doctor Finlay.......2007-03-21
This is a superb series, nicely presented on DVD.......2003-01-21
Honk if you love Scotland............2002-10-25
The series begins as Dr. Finlay returns to his hometown following a stint in the Royal Army Medical Corps during WWII. Finlay arrives just in time to discover his long-time girl friend and ex-fiance involved with an America GI who is about to ship out to the States and wants to take her home as his bride.
Finlay's village has changed dramatically while he was away, and he soon discovers life is just as turbulent in his home town after the war, as it was at his last posting. For one thing, the village has acquired many new inhabitants. In addition to U.S. Army personnel, who are in the process of demobilizing, a collection of German War Prisoners lives in nearby ex-prison encampment. Seems no one has an interest in them any longer, but they still need medical care.
Finlay's private medical practice is about to become part of the National Medical Service, his old friend and partner is about to retire, and a new young doctor has arrived to begin his practice -- literally. On top of everything else, the long-time spinster housekeeper, who has kept everything organized for ages, is about to become a married woman and leave housekeeping permanently.
In some ways, the characterization of three doctors in a small Scotish village in the 1940s is very reminscient of the series ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL where three bachelor veternarians have set up practice in Yorkshire. However, Dr. Finlay was a Masterpiece Theater production based on the book by A.J.Cronin, whom I seem to recall was a Scottish physician himself and probably the basis for the story, just as the CREATURES series about James Herriot was based on a real vet's life in Yorkshire.
This is a great series that depicts life in Scotland more than 50 years ago in a world that has since disappeared. I absolutely loved the stories, and David Rintoul is to die for. If you liked him as Darcy, you will love him as Dr. Finlay. Also, I think this series was BETTER than the CREATURES stories--this from a five star fan of Herriot's tales.
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Doctor Finlay - Set 3
Manufacturer: Bfs Entertainment ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009WFFRW Release Date: 2005-09-13 |
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DOCTOR FINLAY - NO TIME FOR HEROES - Journey into a world of healing, humanity and hope. - Dr. John Finlay survived the war only to find himself fighting more challenging battles on the home front. Leaving behind the senseless bloodshed that darkened his stint in the Royal Army Medical Corps, his homecoming to the small Scottish town of Tannochbrae is not what he expects. One of the most popular series ever aired on the BBC, Doctor Finlay forges ahead in the continuing all-new adaptation based on the vivid characters created by A. J. Cronin. Starring David Rintoul (Horatio Hornblower), Annette Crosbie (Calendar Girls) and Ian Bannen (Waking Ned Devine), this Masterpiece Theatre presentation is an intriguing journey into the world of healing, humanity... and hope. DVD Features: Cast Trivia / Cast ProfilesCustomer Reviews:
What are "Episode Titles" of this grand series ?.......2007-05-28
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Arch of Triumph
Starring: Martin Benson , Joyce Blair , Alexander Davion , Lesley-Anne Down , and Frank Finlay Director: Waris Hussein Manufacturer: Direct Source Label ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0007R4T9O Release Date: 2004-04-01 |
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Corridors of Blood
Starring: Boris Karloff , Betta St. John , Finlay Currie , Francis Matthews , and Adrienne Corri Director: Robert Day Manufacturer: Image Entertainment ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: 6305080259 Release Date: 1998-07-08 |
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"Pain and the knife are inseparable!" That's what incredulous colleagues keep telling Dr. Bolton (Boris Karloff), a respected surgeon who is determined to develop a successful anesthetic to bring pain-free surgery to 1840s England, when brutal amputation is a bloody and commonplace procedure. Bolton keeps testing his latest "inhalations" on himself, and his son's warnings against addiction remain unheeded. Before long, the tenacious doctor is hooked on his own elixir, barred from further practice and the drugs needed for research, and so desperate to prove the validity of his work that he agrees to a Faustian bargain: In exchange for the necessary chemicals, he signs bogus death certificates for local body-snatchers Black Ben (Francis De Wolff) and Resurrection Joe (Christopher Lee), who earn cash by supplying medical schools with fresh cadavers.Robert Day (who also directed Karloff in The Haunted Strangler) handles this morbid plot with professional restraint, adding some routine hallucinatory interludes when Karloff's delirium results in a barrage of fevered visions. Otherwise this is a well-crafted but rather bland affair, noteworthy for its early display of blood (which is utterly tasteful by later standards) and also for giving Karloff one of his juicier roles, which the veteran horror icon tackles with admirable vigor and appropriate obsessiveness. On the strength of his early films for Hammer Studios, Christopher Lee was given prominent billing when this film (shot in 1958) was finally released in 1962, and while his eerie presence is keenly felt, his role is a relatively minor one. Still, this makes Corridors of Blood something of a milestone in the genre, signaling the passage of Karloff's era and the beginning of Lee's. --Jeff Shannon
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Boris Karloff is a surgeon in search of a viable anesthetic, in the days when patients were strapped down with leather bands while fully conscious. The doctor soon becomes addicted to his newly-discovered gas. In his desperation to get the drug, Karloff must make a diabolical bargain with body snatchers to feed his growing habit. "A natural for horror addicts, if they can stand all that blood!"--Daily Cinema.Customer Reviews:
The Perils Of Self Intoxication.......2006-05-04
Medical History film a treasure among very few.......2003-10-03
Karloff & Lee - together!.......2001-02-14
Alas, as Bolton conducts experiments upon himself in pursuit of his dream, he becomes addicted to his own formula. His hands - once known for their speed with a knife in the surgical theatre - shake and betray him. His memory fails him; he can't remember what happens to him while under the sway of his formula. He begins to deteriorate.
The hospital's executive committee denies Bolton another chance to prove his work's validity and puts him, more or less, on "informal leave", suspending his privileges at the hospital's dispensary - the only place he can get the drugs necessary for both his research and his addiction.
Bolton falls in with a reprehensible crowd of no-gooders, including the elegant but menacing Resurrection Joe (Christopher Lee), a soulless killer with a penchant for smothering his victims with pillows. In return for getting Dr. Bolton the drugs he now craves both for his experiments and for himself, these body snatchers, who have been murdering drunken alehouse customers and passing them off as natural deaths, manipulate Bolton into a Faustian bargain to sign the death certificates of their hapless victims so they might sell the bodies to the hospitals for teaching purposes and collect the money.
The reason I gave this DVD only 4 stars, rather than 5, had nothing whatsoever to do with my total enjoyment of this film. Indeed, the print is excellent and the sound quality clear and distinctive. The one complaint I have is that there is only one "extra" on the DVD - the film's original theatrical trailer. I would have liked to have seen at least an interactive cast listing and additional information on the film itself.
Other than that, it's great to see Karloff and Lee in the same production. They just ... belong together in a movie frame, I think. The violence is more implied than shown, making poor Bolton's situation even more tragic, and Karloff plays him sympathetically yet strongly.
I think anyone who is a fan of Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee or horror films in general will delight in seeing "Corridors of Blood".
Best of the later Karloff's........1999-12-08
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Arch of Triumph
Starring: Martin Benson , Joyce Blair , Alexander Davion , Lesley-Anne Down , and Frank Finlay Director: Waris Hussein Manufacturer: Direct Source Label ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: B00005YAHH Release Date: 2001-01-30 |
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