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Alice in Wonderland (DVD)
Wilfrid Brambell, Peter Cook, Michael Redgrave, Peter Sellers, Anne-Marie Mallik, …
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R377
Discovery Miles 3 770
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Made-for-TV BBC adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic children's
book from film-maker Jonathan Miller. Young girl Alice (Anne-Marie
Mallik) falls down the White Rabbit (Wilfrid Brambell)'s hole into
a bizarre world full of eccentric characters such as the
Caterpillar (Michael Redgrave), the Mock Turtle (John Gielgud) and
the Mad Hatter (Peter Cook). Peter Sellers also stars as the King
of Hearts. The film features music by Ravi Shankar.
Sir John Gielgud is probably one of the most distinguished actors
of the 20th century. He made his acting debut at the Old Vic at the
age of 17 and in this book he looks at his career. Originally
published in 1939, this is a revised edition of the book, first
published by Hodder in 1987.
In 1943, with Rome occupied by the Nazis, Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty
(Gregory Peck) does all he can to help Allied POWs, providing them
with hiding places and assisting them in their flight from the
Germans. Gestapo Chief Colonel Herbert Kappler (Christopher
Plummer) grows suspicious of O'Flaherty, but is frustrated by the
priest's diplomatic immunity. Finally, he issues an order that
O'Flaherty either be captured or shot if he is ever seen outside
the walls of the Vatican.
Epic adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel. During World War
Two, Charles Rider (Jeremy Irons) is stationed at the now deserted
stately home, Brideshead Manor, formerly the residence of the Flyte
family. He recalls how, as a Cambridge undergraduate, he first
visited Brideshead after befriending Lord Sebastian Flyte (Anthony
Andrews). Charles then became caught up with the Flytes and their
problems, most notably Sebastian's burgeoning alcoholism.
From the London Sunday Telegraph: Acting Shakespeare is
extraordinary. The tone of the voice is unmistakably Sir John's,
the atmosphere congenial. We're in the company of our greatest
actor, who holds in his hands the last links of a chain of
tradition leading to Shakespeare himself ... this book is crucial
for anyone who believes that Shakespeare on the stage should be
Shakespeare at his greatest ... Gielgud is by turns, wise, witty
and wicked, but unfailingly modest.
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A Tale of Two Cities (Paperback)
Charles Dickens, Terence Rattigan, John Gielgud; Edited by Adam Spreadbury-Maher
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R575
Discovery Miles 5 750
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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One of the darkest and most romantic of Dickens' novels, A Tale of
Two Cities was adapted for the stage by the dream team of Terence
Rattigan and John Gielgud in 1935, but a planned West End
production was never staged. It finally received its professional
world premiere at the King's Head Theatre in September 2013. In a
time when governments all over the world are facing down political
unrest and fierce protests, this revolutionary story has never been
more relevant. The adaptation, edited by King's Head artistic
director Adam Spreadbury-Maher, marries three of the finest artists
in their own fields that England has ever known: Dickens the master
story-teller, Rattigan the great playwright and Gielgud the
mercurial actor. Gielgud intended to play both Sydney Carton and a
number of other roles, and this adaptation reflects that ambition
by having thirty characters played by just eight actors.
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