This is a refreshing holiday movie in that it shys away from the blatant sweetness of most holiday pictures.It deals well with a family in post-war Britain that has survived the ordeal with several scars. Sir Ralph Richardson is excellent as a clergyman and a father trying to deal with uprisings and emotion within his family, caught between the "old" and the progressive. The english cast is as usual excellent - watch for a youthful Denholm Eliot.
*NOTE: This movie has some background static and a small amount of video scratches from the original film. Otherwise it is comparable to similar films from the early 1950s. It comes with a reprint of the original PAL version packaging.
viewer's comments:
- Good realistic holiday movie
Another older film which is, unfortunately ,unavailable in video or DVD. This is a refreshing holiday movie in that it shys away from the blatant sweetness of most holiday pictures.It deals well with a family in post-war Britain that has survived the ordeal with several scars. Sir Ralph Richardson is excellent as a clergyman and a father trying to deal with uprisings and emotion within his family, caught between the "old" and the progressive. The english cast is as usual excellent - watch for a youthful Denholm Eliot. Too bad the film isn't shown often, especially for a needed change of pace from the usual Christmas line-up that happens every year.
- An excellent film that is not often shown
I think I have only seen this film about 3 times in my life. But the impact it had on me each time I saw it was great. A tremendous British cast, in a tremendous British film. It just simply is not shown often enough, and on top of all that it is not available on Video/DVD.
A story of a family brought together for Christmas, and their lives during the war years clearly showing through.
Please let us have a change from the usual Christmas line up. Either give us a treat and show it over the coming Christmas or release it on Video/DVD. After all, how many variations of a Christmas Carol can somebody take over the festive period year after year.
cast:
Ralph Richardson .... Reverend Martin Gregory
Margaret Leighton .... Margaret Gregory
Denholm Elliott .... Michael 'Mick' Gregory
John Barry .... Clubman
Roland Culver .... Lord B.
Runtime: 77 min
Country: UK
Language: English
Black and White
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