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The Magic Box [DVD] [1951]

DVD ~ Robert Donat
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Robert Donat, Maria Schell, Margaret Johnston, Renée Asherson, Richard Attenborough
  • Directors: John Boulting
  • Writers: Eric Ambler, Ray Allister
  • Producers: Ronald Neame
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • 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: 4 Jun 2007
  • Run Time: 118 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000N3T2N0
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,422 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The story of one of the men responsible for the invention of motion pictures. It depicts his life and the effect of his concentrated passion for photography on it.

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Great Film, shame about the DVD!!, 16 Jul 2007
By Mr. L. N. Taylor "lntaylor3" (Essex, UK) - See all my reviews
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I was very pleased when I heard they had finally got around to releasing this classic movie. Unfortunately, Studio Canal have chosen to give us no extras whatsoever - not even subtitles!! This film was made for the Festival of Britain in 1951 and was a major movie at the time, so there must be loads of footage out there. No excuses, this is a big disappointment. The picture quality is fair, but the colour balance is pretty dreadful and it all looks slightly blurred. As for the sound, its the old mono soundtrack and it doesn't sound as if it's been remastered particularly well, if at all. I tend to think this may have been taken from a tape master as it really doesn't look a whole lot different from my VHS copy. Pity!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sad, but interesting, 6 April 2005
By Mr. Graham R. Dudley "graham1382" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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An impressive cast, a true story and a desperately sad conclusion. If you can stand being thoroughly depressed, this film is still worth a look, as it tells the fascinating, but tragic story of the invention of the film camera and celluloid film, itself.

A very interesting film, with fine acting and excellent sets; it's worth watching for the historical merit, alone, but it is very, very sad!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Hmmm...., 19 Nov 2009
Given that my background is one of utter respect for and love of Robert Donat's compelling performances, I do not entirely understand why I don't like this film. Yes, his performance is as wonderful as you would expect; yes, the film is littered with umpteen cameos from the creme de la creme of British cinema; yes, the subject matter is fascinating. And yet with all this potential, it fails. I partly think because I have little sympathy with the Friese-Greene character who is a selfish, unthinking boy-as-man. Perhaps that is the drive of genius, but it makes for a heartless tale because he brings all his terrible circumstances upon himself. Maria Schell is admittedly charming as his first wife, but this cannot sustain the over-long, over-sentimental story line of dubious historical accuracy (but that is never the point of these films). It's a shame I cannot recommend this because there were so few Donat films made, let alone still available. Go for the Winslow Boy, 39 Steps, and Mr Chips instead (of the current crop of DVDs).
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