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Lost Empires [DVD] [1986] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

DVD ~ Colin Firth
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Colin Firth, John Castle, Carmen du Sautoy, Beatie Edney, Pamela Stephenson
  • Directors: Alan Grint
  • Writers: Ian Curteis, J.B. Priestley
  • Producers: June Howson
  • Format: Box set, Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 3
  • Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Goldhil
  • DVD Release Date: 28 May 2002
  • Run Time: 416 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000065U2J
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 45,521 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent series, 7 Jun 2008
By Dr. Paul R. Terry (Bedworth, Warwickshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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I loved this when it was first shown over 20 years ago, and have never forgotten it, even though it has never been repeated to my knowledge. This DVD is a US issue, which has some cuts. A suffragette character never appears, although a photo of a scene at her meeting is included in the extras! Additionally, scenes involving Roy Barracough & Lila Kaye have been missed out. I don't know how much is missing, but there's enough to give you a good idea of the characters & story. I imagine the cuts were made to fit the US Masterpiece Theatre time-slot.

Colin Firth is superb as a (very young) hero, and John Castle is equally good as his sinister uncle. Too many other great performances to mention, and the previous reviewer is absolutely right. Highly recommended, although the full thing would be even better, hence only four stars.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Unplublicised gem, 29 Feb 2008
By Mr. M. C. Lee "drelaud" (UK) - See all my reviews
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A soldier is killed on the Western Front in WWI. Cut to the golden age of the music hall era. Thus we are set on Colin Firth's voyage of discovery, where he meets true love, true lust, madnes, brutality, laughter and his own identity. Along the way there is the vanished world of live magic (to the amazement of an uncynical audience), bawdy comic stage acts, fabulous song and dance numbers (very faithful to the period)and beautiful women.
Colin Firth gives the first of many very assured performances of a decent, naive, handsome young man out to experience the world from a provincial backwater to the gypsy life of the music halls of Britain.
If you like handsomely mounted drama productions, with multi-faceted stories, an excellent sense of the period and outstanding performances, then buy this.
Of special note is the stunning Carmen De Sautoy. She portrays the kind of woman (beautiful, daring, assured, very intelligent and mysterious) that no man could resist. John Castle is, as always, a scene stealer - quite riveting. Sir Laurence Olivier gave his last TV performance in this - a nod towards Archie Rice's "Entertainer". Beattie Edney (whatever happened to her?) is excellent as Firth's true love - she has a gift for dancing. Can she really sing as well as she seems to?
There are no extras except a photobook. It is so unjust that this series is not available for retail in Britain - the country where it came from. Strange, as it's only been shown once on TV - and I'm certain it's never been on Cable or digital.
It's outstanding entertainment - far more so than the far more lauded and well known Brideshead Revisited
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