Rating: - Good Film, But Little Action, Long on Talk
I hate to bring a discordant note to all the five star reviews for this movie.
First of all let me say the cast is superb and the performances are excellent in every respect. The cinematography is beautiful and the musical score is equally fine. Irene Dunne, one of the finest actresses who never won an academy award (not even an honorary one)is always excellent.
This production is given the full MGM gloss treatment that it is famous for!
However, for a little over two hours this film is full of talk, talk and more talk. For me, the direction could have used more verve, and a less stilted and static screenplay. Despite the excellence of the entire cast and the production values, there is no mobility in the script and at the scenes come off dull and banal because of this. What redeems this film, is, as I said, the great production values and the cast....but it offers little more. It is ... Read More
Rating: - A ll the strong young boys...
Director: Clarence Brown
Format: Black & White
Studio: Warner Studios
Video Release Date: April 28, 1993
Cast:
Irene Dunne ... Susan Dunn Ashwood
Alan Marshal ... Sir John Ashwood
Roddy McDowall ... John Ashwood II (Age l6)
Frank Morgan ... Hiram Porter Dunn
Van Johnson ... Sam Bennett
C. Aubrey Smith ... Colonel
Dame May Whitty ... Nanny
Gladys Cooper ... Lady Jean Ashwood
Peter Lawford ... John Ashwood II (Age 24)
John Warburton ... Reggie, Brother
Jill Esmond ... Rosamund, Sister
Brenda Forbes ... Gwennie, Boarding House Maid
Norma Varden ... Mrs. Bland, Boarding House Prop.
Guy D'Ennery ... Curate in Boarding House
George Davis ... Boots
Tom Drake ... American Soldier at Bombed-out Bandstand
Herbert Evans ... Footman
Arthur Gould ... Read More
Rating: - Almost As Good As MRS. MINIVER
THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER is an excellent movie about the hardships and triumphs of an English family during the first part of the twentieth century. The film is marked by the strong acting performances of Irene Dunne and Alan Marshall. The supporting cast includes Roddy McDowell, Frank Morgan, C. Aubrey Smith, May Whitty, Van Johnson, Peter Lawford, Elizabeth Taylor and Gladys Cooper. The movie ends with a typical World War II patriotic flourish.
Clarence Brown directed several other good films including THE YEARLING and NATIONAL VELVET. He received six Academy Award nominations but never won an Oscar during his long career. Surprisingly THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER received no nominations in 1943.
Rating: - The White Cliffs of Dover video
The product is exactly what I needed. However, I understood that the video would be shipped within 24 hours of receiving my order. Since this was a birthday gift, I was counting on that to be true. I received the video 13 days after I ordered it, unfortunately 1 day late for the birthday party I attended. People should know to allow more time than is advertised for delivery. I was very disappointed.
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