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O Lucky Man! [DVD]

Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over | Format: DVD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

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  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: French
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 19 May 2008
  • Run Time: 169 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0014T7EKA
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 36,721 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Malcolm McDowell reprises his role as Mick Travis in Lindsay Anderson's blackly satirical follow-up to 'If....' (1968). Mick is determined to become a success in the business world and gets his first break from Imperial Coffee manager Mr. Duff (Arthur Lowe), who offers him a position as a salesman. This small taste of success leads Mick on a journey in which he experiences a number of strange and sometimes surreal encounters. Throughout the film, the majority of the actors play multiple roles, while Alan Price provides the songs on the soundtrack.

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THIS SPECIAL EDITION COMES WITH A WHOLE DISC OF EXTRAS AND SPECIAL FEATURES.

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A most excellent sprawling epic of a film 16 May 2008
By Mr. C. J. Iredale
Format:DVD
There is a fashion at present to make films that go on and on and on. There are example where this expanse is used to good effect, such as the Lord of the Rings films and the opposite, such as the latter Pirates of the Carrebean films. This is an early example of a long film and it pulls it off with a swagger.

The second in a trilogy of films made by the late great Lindsey Anderson, O Lucky Man plots (albeit somewhat surrealistically) the progressions through life in the early 1970s (this was made in 1973, and boy, does it look it!); it is almost a kind of Pilgrim's Progress/ Road to Damascus tale, and is highly entertaining. Some have said they felt it flagged towards the end; I question whether the film flags or the viewer, as it is nearly 3 hours long, but to edit it would be to ruin it. It's sprawling aspect is one of it's selling points.

It has many stars other than the wonderful Malcolm MdDowell, such as Arthur Lowe, Jeremy Bulloch and Helen Mirren. The music is supplied by Alan Price and he also stars in the film as the leader of the band who supply the music to the film. At points still shocking (a rare thing for a film so old), at others laugh out loud funny and at others hard to fathom, this is a treat for anyone who likes the slightly odd, cult films from this period or the open minded.
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A labyrinthine odyssey! 19 May 2000
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
'O Lucky Man!', despite its three hours plus duration, is a marvellously entertaining, episodic odyssey in a (lucky! ) young man's career as a coffee salesman. Loosely a follow-up to director Lindsay Anderson's 'If', 'O Lucky Man' is a flawed, but extremely involving movie that features several stellar performances. Malcolm McDowall is at his wide-eyed best as the innocent abroad, whilst English character actor Arthur Lowe (Captain Mainwaring in 'Dad's Army') excels in several different roles - most notably in blackface drag as 'Doctor Munda'. There's also a great score by Alan Price, who contributes the classic 'Poor People' - an underrated act in himself. Stick with it, and 'O Lucky Man' is intensely rewarding.
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally! 12 April 2008
By simonpeggfan VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
The DVD format is 10 years old - and finally we're getting a release of this, following on from Paramount's release of If... and the age-old release from Cinema Club of Britannia Hospital we can have a complete Mick Travis collection :-)

Of the trilogy of Anderson's films I find this (the middle work) the oddest, and the possibly the best - but it's so hard to judge between masterpieces.

The film follows Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell) and his surreal adventure through '70s England along with the Alan Price's band that provide the music commentaries in the traditions of a Greek Chorus.
O Lucky Man! is simply one vast, weird, intelligent and funny movie. It provides some great food for thought on survival-of-the-fittest style capitalism, through Mick Travis's increasingly unexpected adventures

O Lucky Man! deserves to be recognized as one of the great films of the 1970s, and perhaps of all time.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Chocolate sandwich
Why is this so rare? Why isn't it out on blu-ray? Why isn't it shown every Xmas instead of the Queen's speech? it's pure class.
Published 6 months ago by Andy Rubio
5.0 out of 5 stars Quite an Experience....
I really do rather love this film - it's my version of chocolate, or a bottle of wine - when I've had a day so bad that I want to bury myself, I stick O Lucky Man on. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Tim Kidner
3.0 out of 5 stars Dated and without any sense.
Perhaps being only 18 years old I am too young to 'Truly understand' this film. Although I understand that the film aimed to take a jab at capitalism I felt that as a whole it had... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ecky Carlyle
5.0 out of 5 stars Forever Ruthless
A young ambitious commoner made it up a success ladder and back to earth with life-threatening twists, being, perhaps, inspired with British-style tales of opportunities /... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Michael Kerjman
5.0 out of 5 stars A towering film
'O Lucky Man!' is my favourite film to date. It is as relevant today - if not more so - than when it was produced as its themes are universal. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Julie D
5.0 out of 5 stars Review of Oh Lucky Man DVD
Great product and Film to watch. Fast service by Amazon in despatching item. Overall I am happy with this transaction.
Published 20 months ago by Santana1
5.0 out of 5 stars O Lucky Man!
Naive and cocky, Mick Travis played by Malcolm McDowell, finds it easy to smile at the start of this Candide-like tale. Will he still be smiling at the finish of it? Read more
Published 24 months ago by John Garth Raubenheimer
5.0 out of 5 stars Pilgrim's Progress...
'O Lucky Man' is a tremendous British movie, one of the finest of the 1970s, managing to be both funny ha-ha and funny peculiar, a sprawling and multi-faceted odyssey that keeps on... Read more
Published on 21 April 2011 by Og Oggilby
5.0 out of 5 stars If you have friend on whom you think you can rely- You are a lucky man
I must say that the other refreshing customer reviews do more than this film justice.I have read many reviews by film critics who have hardly had a good word to say about O Lucky... Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2011 by The Right Reverend
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning !
What a tour de force, Oh Mr Anderson if only some of today's directors had a fingernails worth of your originality and sheer talent. Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2010 by RJ.TEMPEST
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