- Actors: James Hayter, James Donald, Nigel Patrick, Joyce Grenfell, Hermione Gingold
- Directors: Noel Langley
- Writers: Noel Langley, Charles Dickens
- Producers: Noel Langley, Bob NcNaught, George Minter
- Format: Black & White, Full Screen, Mono, PAL
- Language English
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Classification: U
- Studio: Leisureview
- VHS Release Date: 18 Oct 1999
- Run Time: 109 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B00004CJQ0
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,837 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This was the latest in a recent trend for the filming of Dickens novels (followed in 1958 by 'A Tale of Two Cities'). It followed hot on the heels of Brian Desmond Hurst's superior 'Scrooge' the previous year. 'The Pickwick Papers' is probarbly on a par with Cavalcanti's 'Nicholas Nickleby' released in 1947 i.e. not as good as the others but still with some merit. Director Noel Langley also adapted the screenplay and manages to create enough Dickens flavour for the film to be a success. The casting too is faultless - James Hayter makes a fine Mr Pickwick and Kathleen Harrison is memorable as the twittering Rachel Wardle but Nigel patrick probarbly comes off best as the sly Mr Jingle. Certainly not the best of the Dickens adaptions but definitley an enjoyable movie.
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Superb production of Dickens' comic masterpiece, but
25 Dec 1999
If you have read Dickens' The Posthumus Papers of the Pickwick Club, you wonder how they could possibly make a movie of that sprawling, episodic masterpiece. This 1952 British film does an excellent job of hitting the highlights including Mr. Pickwick finding out he's in a strange lady's bed, Mr. Tupman's love affairs, Mr. Winkle's duel, Mr. Jingle's tricks, and the great trial and jailing of Pickwick. As you might imagine, casting this tale is difficult, but they found the perfect Pickwick in James Hayter. The other members of the Pickwick Club are also just like the book, and Harry Fowler IS Sam Weller! The only problem with this video is the poor quality of the picture and especially the sound. It looks like a poor quality 16 mm transfer with a disturbing buzz on the soundtrack. Hopefully, they will try to put out a better quality video in the future.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Dickens' 1st novel, But His Abilities Really Show!
27 Feb 2002
Overall, these people did a really good job of fitting Charles Dickens' 800 page book into 2 hours. It deletes some material to be sure. But most of the major events are left in tact. Mr. Pickwick shines as a typical Dickens type hero. (He is human; he has some faults; and he is a regular everyday person who triumphs over great trouble.) Jingle comes off well as a typical Dickens villain. (He is very bad in some ways; but he carries a charm that makes him likable; and he does show redeeming qualities.) Dodson and Fogg are great as the corrupt money making lawyers. Perker is fine as the honest and benevolent lawyer. Sam Weller is great as the eccentric but loyal servant of Mr. Pickwick. It is amazing how Charles Dickens is able to mix everyday normal life with some extraordinary events to create comedy that is NEVER low level. (These days, it seems that people can only create low humor that makes some audiences feel very offended and insulted.) If you haven't had much exposure to Charles Dickens, this movie is a wonderful way to start. It is not only really funny, but it shows Dickens' talent for creating fully 3 D characters, eccentrics, likable villains with redeeming qualities, situational comedy, and the power of deception in the courts. If you like this movie, be sure to get "David Copperfield" with Edna May Oliver as Aunt Betsey and W.C. Fields as Mr. Micawber.
wonderful, with some reservations
24 Dec 2010
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I enjoy British film from the post-War era, and particularly the movies that are taken from the great books of history. "Pickwick Papers" has wonderful dialogue, fine acting, but the sound is quite poor, at least on the VCR copy that I purchased through Amazon. You'd better be a fan of British film, in order to understand what they say. But the film itself is lots of fun; I've watched it 3 times in two weeks!
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