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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: From the vivid imagination of Sidney Gilliat comes a witty, compelling and daring detective mystery with a difference. When a nameless man wakes up in Wales with absolutely no recollection of who he is or how he got there he seeks out the help of a local psychiatrist. Through a process of regression he slowly begins to discover an appalling past of unbelievably bad behaviour and a callous character of extremely ill repute begins to surface. That's not to mention the seven wives who are beginning to wonder where their scheming husband has disappeared to. Stars the legendary Rex Harrison (My Fair Lady, Blithe Spirit), Kay Kendall (Doctor In The House, The Reluctant Debutante) and Cecil Parker (The Ladykillers,The Man In The White Suit). SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, ...The Constant Husband ( Marriage a la Mode )
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Amusing fluff,
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This review is from: The Constant Husband [DVD] (DVD)
A man (Rex Harrison) wakes up in an inn in Wales with no memory. He is diagnosed by the local doctor (Cecil Parker) as a victim of amnesia. As he and the doctor attempt to investigate his past in an attempt to discover his true identity, what they discover is a deceitful bigamist, a man with many identities and just as many wives! Directed by Sidney Gilliat, best known as the writer of such British classic movie thrillers as THE LADY VANISHES and GREEN FOR DANGER, the film is moderately amusing and expertly played by Harrison at his most charming but it never fulfills its comedic potential. There's no payoff. It just sort of runs out of steam and ends in an unsatisfying conclusion. The score is by Malcolm Arnold (BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI). The large and gifted supporting cast includes Margaret Leighton as Harrison's solicitor, Kay Kendall, Nicole Maurey, Valerie French as three of his wives, Robert Coote and Michael Hordern.
The Optimum DVD from Great Britain is vivid in its color but not in wide screen (apparently an open matte).
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
'Enery the Eighth?,
By Nostalgia (Nottingham, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Constant Husband [DVD] (DVD)
This is the type of comedy film likely to appeal more to those 'of a certain age'- from an era when they knew how to make films. Can someone really be married seven times and not remember? With a great cast and a novel plot, I found this very entertaining and well worth another viewing. You can't beat the good old British comedies - with the sort of stars we are never likely to see again.
14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
PLEASANT MEMORIES,
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This review is from: The Constant Husband [DVD] (DVD)
I have only vague but pleasant memories of that movie directed by the reliable Sidney Gilliat and written by Gilliat and Val Valentine, always dependable writers. Photographed in Technicolor by the excellent Ted Scaife.
The main thing is the cast: CECIL PARKER/GEORGE COLE/RAYMOND HUNTLEY/MICHAEL HORDERN/ERIC POHLMANN. The outstanding KAY KENDALL, MARGARET LEIGHTON as Harrison's barrister who wants to keep him, not as a client. Those were the days, before the thousands of Jane Austen's adaptation.
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