- Actors: Malcolm McDowell, David Wood, Richard Warwick, Christine Noonan, Rupert Webster
- Directors: Lindsay Anderson
- Writers: David Sherwin, John Howlett
- Producers: Lindsay Anderson, Albert Finney, Michael Medwin, Roy Baird
- Language English, Latin
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Paramount
- VHS Release Date: 6 Dec 1993
- Run Time: 111 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (76 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CJ9B
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,088 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The Palme D’Or-winning British classic, If...’s long wait for a DVD release is finally over, and the end result does it proud. Boasting commentaries, interviews and a quality documentary too, it’s a true collectors’ piece for fans of the film.
And make no mistake about it, it’s the superb movie that’s the star here. If... is, for those new to it, set in a British public school, and from this setting it has plenty then to say on authority and society. Directed by the late, great Lindsay Anderson, the film centres on Mick Travis, magnetically portrayed by Malcolm McDowell.
Superbly marrying fantasy and more realistic elements, If... is packed with iconic, and often quite surreal moments, leading right up the to the famed and indelible ending that sticks long in your mind once the credits have rolled.
A strong, powerful influence for many who followed it, If... is powered by Malcolm McDowell’s astounding performance (which would earn him the part in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange). It’s arguable that he’s never been better than he is here, and he’s in good company, thanks to a top-quality supporting cast too.
Perhaps the greatest complement to If... though is that, decades after is initial release, it’s not only recognised as one of the finest British films ever made, but it’s regarded in many quarters as a classic of cinema full stop. And if you’ve not yet had the pleasure, this DVD release finally, belatedly, can open the film up to a whole new audience. Let’s hope it does. --Jon Foster
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Like the other reviewers, I think this is a great film, and I'm astonished it has never come out on DVD. I check the new releases every week, in hope...
The story is great. As someone who went to grammar school in the 60s, I relate to the oppressive, bullying atmosphere of a prefect-patrolled school, with Rugby and CCF used as instruments of power. Fortunately, we didn't board and we didn't have fagging.
We understood why boys MIGHT go crazy and start a revolution, but the system was designed to keep control, so we never did. But you can still imagine, with a degree of pleasure - what if...
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
I don't wish to repeat the great comments by the other reviewers here, they've said it all.Just want to add, in a small way, that I am jealous of anyone who hasn't seen "If.." yet.That's because the new viewer is in for the treat of their lives.
This is surreal,stark, funny, sad and uplifting.Stars so many favourite actors of the late 60's and 70's(Arthur Lowe, Graham Crowden,Peter Jeffrey) but it's the trio of Malcolm McDowell,Richard Warwick and David Wood who make the movie. A complete joy,a film I always return to.DVD now please!
This is surreal,stark, funny, sad and uplifting.Stars so many favourite actors of the late 60's and 70's(Arthur Lowe, Graham Crowden,Peter Jeffrey) but it's the trio of Malcolm McDowell,Richard Warwick and David Wood who make the movie. A complete joy,a film I always return to.DVD now please!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This was a seminal film of the '60s yet no sign of a soundtrack on cd. How many students related to this film. And the music..........Missa Luba........well, absolutely exquisite; what a synthesis of literature, film and music. Amust for anyone interested in British youth culture of the 60's.
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Excellent copy, Service efficient and fast, recommend to everybody.
Excellent copy, very clear. Excellent service from the sender and efficient and rapid. Recomment to everybody. The film is an item of special to the cinema.
Published 1 month ago by Gilles Brousseau
wrong region code
dvd will not play in New Zealand. Will only play in U.S. and Canada. Should never been sent to N.Z. Cannot be returned as wrapper has been opened. Read more
Published 4 months ago by keith
A Landmark in (British) Film-making
Sorry, but we're talking superlatives here. If.. is one of my all-time favourite films, and up there (along with The Red Shoes, Kes, Don't Look Now, etc) among the greatest of all... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Keith M
If
Starring Malcolm McDowell,If tells the story of disaffected youth within a brutal public school,whose rules,teachers and prefects are detatched from the realities of modernising... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. M. Ashburn
I just don't get it?
Turned it off halfway through.
Okay, it's this "great escapist fantasy that is a landmark in film making" you all cry, but is it? Read more
Okay, it's this "great escapist fantasy that is a landmark in film making" you all cry, but is it? Read more
Published 15 months ago by David Walker
Sublime
Im only 22 yet appreciate this film as much of anyone who was around when it was first released. I first saw it late one night on channel 4 when i was about 15/16, to use a tired... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Dixa
if ..., 1968, you say you want a revolution ...
I was a 15-year-old Grammar school boy when Lindsay Anderson lobbed this cinematic hand-grenade into the heady brew of 1968's year of revolution. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Greywolf
the ultimate rebellion
This film charts out a new term at an exclusive Public School. In particular, one section, 'College House'. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Red Rose
Incredibly brave film-making
A mix of naturalism, surrealism, dark humor and social commentary in an examination of a boy's public school in the late 1960s. Read more
Published 19 months ago by K. Gordon
The DVD If
I liked the movie when it was in the movie theater. I saw it 4 times, i'm glad it has come out in DVD.
Published 22 months ago by Ingrid
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