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James Mason stars in this family drama set in Bolton in the late 1960s. Love and humour prevail as strict working class father Rafe Crompton (Mason) and his wife Daisy (Diana Coupland) struggle to cope with the ups and downs of bringing up their four children - Hilda (Susan George), Harold (Rodney Bewes), Florence (Hannah Gordon) and Wilfred (Len Jones) - against the backdrop of a rapidly changing society.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), WIDESCREEN (1.66:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: A Lancashire lass refuses to eat the meal her mother has prepared for her. Her thick-eared father (James Mason) insists that she ingest every bite. This seemingly minor incident snowballs into big trouble for everyone concerned. Hard to believe, but this was based on a very popular stage play by Bill Naughton. The comic edge is blunted by the film's use of real Bolton locations, which tend to make the exaggerated passions and gesticulations of Mason and his family seem more pathetic than humorous. ...Spring and Port Wine ( Spring & Port Wine )
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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Format:VHS Tape
Classic kitchen sink drama of the 1960s set in Bolton, starring James Mason, Diana Coupland, Rodney Bewes and an achingly beautiful Susan George. Why isn't this film available either as a VHS or better still DVD?
It seems that if you want to watch this film, you have to wait for it to appear on afternoon telly around once every two years. A shocking waste of a very good film!
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Please has someone got a copy of this wonderful film, it's about time this film was released again, i've seen it about 3 times on TV but would dearly love a copy of this film.......i'am feeling rather nostalgic and have just watched Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and it's put me in the mood to see some classic British films from the sixties & seventies i've managed to find most of the others i was looking for apart from the above, i know this isn't really giving the film a review but if you like British films then this is a classic and shgould be re- released again now!
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
If anyone with any clout reads these reviews and get this onto DVD please do so as soon as possible. It is a wonderful film i haven't seen it for years but clearly remember the fish dinner! it is so evocotive of it's time and deserves better publicity than it has obviously recieved to date.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Wonderful Gentle Film
A lovely Film, James Mason a wonderful Actor so greatly missed. How I have sympathies for the Character that he played, and how simple things were before the World became so sad,... Read more
Published 8 days ago by P. J. Hillier
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent 1960`s sink drama
Excellent kitchen sink drama based in Bolton Lancashire, typical of the 1960`s attitude to the role of father and respectability.
Published 2 months ago by Mr. D. Stephens
5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT DVD
ONCE AGAIN, WONDERFUL ACTORS, ....STORY LINE ,AND I NEVER TIRE OF WATCHING IT !!!!PLEASE FIND MORE OF THE SAME PLEASE .........I ADORE THIS TYPE OF FILM, AND KITCHEN SINK DRAMA. Read more
Published 3 months ago by SALSEY
5.0 out of 5 stars
A CLASSIC
This classic kitchen sink drama I waited years for it to be released on DVD so I could add it to my collection. Read more
Published 18 months ago by alana
5.0 out of 5 stars
No cat of mine ever took what wasn't given.
A truly wonderful film with James Mason as you've never seen him before. I had an old off-air BBC recording of this and never thought I'd find it on DVD but there it is! Read more
Published 18 months ago by J. McDonald
5.0 out of 5 stars
SPRING AND PORT WINE Classic 10/10
This is one of my favourite films.I had it on video for many years.It is fantastic to have on dvd.The picture quality is very good. Read more
Published 19 months ago by penfal
5.0 out of 5 stars
Northern life in a bygone era
SAFE READING - NO SPOILERS
Although this 50s/60s family could be anywhere and probably was intended to be representative of a type, it is portrayed in Bolton,... Read more
Although this 50s/60s family could be anywhere and probably was intended to be representative of a type, it is portrayed in Bolton,... Read more
Published 19 months ago by RR Waller
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great film
beautiful, subtle, deeply moving...and to a modern viewer : deeply nostalgic although it describes the social changes and the generation gap of the period very accuratly. Read more
Published on 27 April 2011 by Mum
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic Film
My wife and I have waited years for Spring and Port Wine to come out on DVD. But the wait was well worth it. It's simply fantastic to see it again. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2011 by Silver
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant film
And well worth waiting for to come out on dvd, even though it lacks extras. A great cast, with the young Susan George refusing to eat a herring, because she doesn`t fancy it (as we... Read more
Published on 28 Oct 2010 by Agnetha
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