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  • Actors: Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda De Banzie
  • Directors: David Lean
  • Format: Black & White, PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 11 Aug 2008
  • Run Time: 103 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001AOHPJ4
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,112 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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A working-class comedy from David Lean which finds a bootmaker from Lancashire brought to book by his eldest daughter and her husband who have opened a rival shoe shop.

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Big Al,Oxford, 28 Nov 2008
By Big Al "A H OXFORD" (Oxford,England) - See all my reviews
This is a wonderful warm funny film from the days of the British film industry,when they didnt bother about appealing to a foriegn market they just made great films and put them out.Directed by David Lean and starring Charles Laughton as a fat bossy father of 3 daughters who is at a loss when his eldest daughter decides to marry one of his employees.Apart from a protracted drunken sequence the film skips along with sparkling dialogue and a great comic turn from John Mills as the hapless bootboy chosen by Brenda De Banzie to be her husband.I must have watched this film a dozen times or more over the years and cannot reccomend it more highly.Buy it and enjoy!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars By gum, it's good, 29 Aug 2009
One word times three, perfect, perfect, perfect. What I tell you three times is true. If you have any doubts, dispel them now and buy this, it's v. funny, charming, an unbridled pleasure; the best investment you'll make in a DVD for many a year.

If your image of old fims is of some stiff in a suit speaking posh to some wet bint reclining on a sofa then watch this and be amazed. The film is a character-led comedy about the aspirational working class, not drawing-room drama.

Being northern and old enough to have had grandparents with the same attitudes I can tell you that the characters are spot-on. John Mills is a chameleon, nothing less than ideal, and the rest of the cast match him. Especially Charles Laughton and the eldest daughter, completely inhabiting their roles which, along with the production's sets, suck you into the late Victorian provincial world.

Hobson's Choice has been carefully restored, the picture is a picture of clarity.

You can take your Dark Knights and 300s and stuff 'em - this has pride of place on my mantlepiece now.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hobson's choice, 3 Mar 2009
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Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant from start to finish! Fantastic story line and wonderful acting by all of the cast without exception. Full of subtle comedy, this film will never become outdated. Must be one of the best films ever made.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgia - Hobson's Choice
I first saw this as a play in Chesterfield when I was at college in the early 50's. The excellent remastered DVD brings back all the memories of that play. Wonderful. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Kenneth Perkins

5.0 out of 5 stars Hobson's Choice
A great film by a master film-maker. If you haven't seen this film you should make the effort.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hobsons Choice DVD
Having recently seen a local 'Am-Dram' Society play of the same name name I was keen to see the original version. First class service from choosing the DVD to the delivery
Published 2 months ago by Mr. C. B. Marshall

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb
This is a cracking film. Charles Laughton at his very best. Highly recommended to anyone.
Published 2 months ago by Vincent Brotherton

5.0 out of 5 stars Hobsons choice
I have a handful of favourite films and this is one of the top ones. Charles Laughton at his best. John Mills is amazing but best of all for me is the dialogue, so, so, well... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars "You've a waist that's natural in wasps and unnatural in women"
This could so easily have been a film version of the Harold Brighouse play that would have added little to the theatrical or indeed the ballet experience, just as Guy Hamilton's... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Humpty Dumpty

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic movie, with few peers.
Always on my top 10 list. I have been waiting 10 years for this on DVD.

It has brilliant multi-character development on multiple levels. Read more
Published 4 months ago by David L. Donald

4.0 out of 5 stars Fast delivery
Fantastic DVD, was a gift for my mother and i was worried delivery wouldn't be prompt....but it arrived quickly and certainly made my mum smile! Thank you
Published 5 months ago by V. Mclaughlin

5.0 out of 5 stars An English Classic!
I saw this film many years ago and thought it was marvellous: That opinion hasn't changed over the past 40 years!!. I watch this film as often as I can and never tire of it. Read more
Published 5 months ago by B. L. Potter

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Hobson's Choice [DVD] [1953]

Wonderful film. John Mills plays a brilliant role. Definitely worth seeing.
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