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In The Round Tower an unlikely romance blossoms when Angus Cotton, the son of a housekeeper, is wrongly accused of impregnating Vanessa Ratcliffe, the fiery 17 year-old daughter of a wealthy, socially-prominent couple. The film--which stars Emilia Fox and Ben Miles--is based on the Catherine Cookson novel of the same name.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Set in mid-1950's England, this story tells of the wealthy, socially upwardly-progressive Ratcliffe family. Their youngest daughter, seventeen year old Vanessa, feels alienated from her selfish parents, who are more interested in their eldest daughter's upcoming marriage into one of their town's old families. An old friend of the family, who is himself trapped in a loveless marriage, makes love to Vanessa one night, and she becomes pregnant, but won't reveal who the father is. Her parents are sure it is an employee of the Ratcliffe's, Angus Cotton, who hotly denies this and quits his job to go and start his own business. Vanessa ends up leaving home, and when Angus hears of the poor conditions she's living in in a Newcastle skid-row neighbourhood, he offers to marry her and she excepts. ...The Round Tower (UK) ( Catherine Cookson's The Round Tower )
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Catherine Cookson - The Round Tower [DVD] [1998]
This is a wonderful story, one of the best Catherine Cookson has written. The cast is stellar & it will certainly be watched over & over again. The period costuming & the social restrictions in those days are quite accurate. Any Catherine Cookson fan will certainly wish to have this DVD.
This is a wonderful story, one of the best Catherine Cookson has written. The cast is stellar & it will certainly be watched over & over again. The period costuming & the social restrictions in those days are quite accurate. Any Catherine Cookson fan will certainly wish to have this DVD.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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The film is very good from the start,the acting is excellent especially Emilia fox and Ben miles,i didn`t want it to end.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A good story, good actors and good pace: slow enough to build and develop characters but not too slow. In short, a thoroughly enjoyable film (unless you are a hardcore action movie fan... but then you would probably not be reading this review).
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Catherine Cookson -The Round Tower
A first class film which should have been promoted more when it first came out. Depicts how life really was.
Published 2 months ago by KJ Speak
EXCELLENT Drama
So enjoyable, loved the twists and turns of this drama, have watched alot of Catherine Cookson and can always reccomend watching the DVD's.
Published 9 months ago by Kryssy
catherine cookson dvd
Again another christmas pressie so cannot vouch for the story or quality of the dvd but it was received well and she looked forward to watching it.
Published 15 months ago by S. Stickle
Wonderful story and a wonderful adaptation.
A wonderful tale of unexpected love. A great cast with fabulous performances, especially from Fox and Miles.
Published on 29 Mar 2010 by Catherine Wood
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When I inserted the DVD it read, cannot play in this region. You knew it was being shipped to the US so why don't you alert us to this fact. Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2009 by Carol A. Matera
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