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The Jule Styne/Stephen Sondheim musical follows the career of Gypsy Rose Lee from a young woman to 1930s burlesque headliner. Louise (Natalie Wood) is the young girl who is forced into the limelight by her theatrical mother Rose (Rosalind Russell) and becomes the celebrated stripper Gypsy. Karl Malden won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Herbie, a man who falls in love with Rose - and later regrets it.
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66 of 67 people found the following review helpful
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Format:DVD
I was looking forward to receiving the newly released version of Gypsy. Great songs, cinematography etc. However I was very disappointed.
Beware this disc is NOT widescreen, but pan and scanned from a very poor original negative, unlike the region 1 release. Hard to believe that with the emergence of widescreen TVs etc. that DVDs are released in anything other than letterbox format these days. A missed opportunity to release a definitive region 2 release.
Beware this disc is NOT widescreen, but pan and scanned from a very poor original negative, unlike the region 1 release. Hard to believe that with the emergence of widescreen TVs etc. that DVDs are released in anything other than letterbox format these days. A missed opportunity to release a definitive region 2 release.
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Rosalind Russell takes on the roles of one of the most famous stage mothers - Rose Hovick. Rose missed her chances of a career in showbusiness and on realising her daughter June's talent she decides to live her dream through her daughters. June is a very able singer, dancer and actress but her older sister Rose Louise is forced to live in her shadow "until we find out what she does best" as Mame Rose puts it. The years roll by and Mame Rose now has Herbie - a former agent who becomes an agent again - for the act thinking Mame Rose will marry him. June gets fed up of acting cute likeable and younger than she is and elopes to wed. Mama Rose is furious at the news of June's departure and channels her rage into trying to get Rose Louise to take over. This is fine for a while but whilst booked in at a burlesque theatre Rose Louise meets some of the strippers and agrees to fill in for one of the acts and is introduced as Gypsy Rose Lee. Gypsy becomes one of the highest paid strippers in America and Mama Rose is forced to live in her shadow just as Gypsy did with her sister June. Gypsy is played by Natalie Wood and she gives a very good performance. Karl Malden plays Herbie Somers who is agent to June and Louise and fiance to Mame Rose. This is a great film based on Gypsy Rose Lee's Memoirs as is the stage show that starred Ethel Merman as Mama Rose. Such great songs include Some People, You'll Never Get Away From Me, Little Lamb, Everything's Coming Up Roses, If Momma was Married and Gotta Have a Gimmick. This is a must have film for fans of the musicals and of Natalie Wood, Karl Malden and the very talented Rosalind Russell. :-)
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By Adrian Drew
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Format:DVD
This is a great movie but this print is terrible. Go instead for the Natalie Wood Box set available on Amazon for around £10 and that has six movies plus a fully restored Gypsy and Splendor in the Grass. These prints are fantastic and the sound tool. Avoid the pan and scan version as it's shockingl I would give five stars for the restored print in the new box set. NOT THIS ONE..
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The old one's are the best!
My Mum took me to the cinema to see this film and I was captivated by it! I wanted to be captivated all over again so I bought it and I was not diappointed. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. S. Donnelly
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Gypsy great film love it,
This is a great film which I love to watch & would recomend to family & friends, in fact anyone who
Published 3 months ago by Loretta Patricia Onslow
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Fantastic Movie- Awful DVD!
After reading previous reviews, I still went ahead and purchased this release. I should have trusted previous reviewers- everything they say is right. Read more
Published 4 months ago by bernfoz12
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poor quality
this dvd was absoloutley useless. It only played once the whole way through and the final scnes just freezes and cuts out the most important part which is roses scene. Read more
Published 7 months ago by aaronrichard
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dvd "gypsy"
Such nostagla! Good quality recording of a classic musical,so many songs we all know well
" Everything's coming up roses" Natalie Wood at her best as Gypsy Rose Lee . Read more
" Everything's coming up roses" Natalie Wood at her best as Gypsy Rose Lee . Read more
Published 14 months ago by M. Liggins
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gypsy
very pleased with the fast and quite the postage was and the dvd was in good condution. the postage was the right size for the dvd
Published 18 months ago by Mr. Jonathan W. Farmer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely brilliant
I love musicals and have seen many on the stage as well as on film. This rates way up there as one of the best. Delivery was speedy, packaging was intact and ordering easy.
Published 19 months ago by Jock
4.0 out of 5 stars
first class service
The DVD arrived in excellent condition and arrived within 3 days of placing my order. The friend I gave it to was very pleased. Thank you
Published 20 months ago by JHawkins
4.0 out of 5 stars
Let Me Entertain You
Gypsy is a 1962 American musical film; the story is about Rose Hovick (Rosalind Russell) a mother who will stop at nothing to achieve her goal of making her daughter June a star. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Grahame
5.0 out of 5 stars
gyispy
this is a really funny film musical
its one of the the best ive ever seen
well worth having if you like musical filmsGypsy [DVD] [1962]
its one of the the best ive ever seen
well worth having if you like musical filmsGypsy [DVD] [1962]
Published on 30 Jan 2011 by George Arnold
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