- Actors: Dirk Bogarde, Genevieve Page, Capucine
- Directors: Charles Vidor
- Format: Colour, DVD-Video, Import, NTSC
- Language English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Castaway Pictures
- DVD Release Date: 10 April 2007
- Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000MV90EO
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 57,456 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Hello, I purchased the the DVD 'Song without End' starring Dirk Bogarde as a present for a friend who'd been searching for it and had given up hope of ever finding it, so it was as a special surprise that I bought it from Amazon. She was estatic on receiving it but I did find out from her partner that the colour content was far from adequate, it was 'washed out' apparently, Dirk was decidedly very pale - long before the death scene!So I was disappointed for her and feel that it is just not good enough to have inadequate colour in this day and age, no matter how old the film. I know Amazon do have a system for redress but when it's a gift, this isn't a practical option.It has just made me very wary of purchasing older films on your site, I just presumed there would be a specific standard that had to be ahered to. Yours faithfully, Puckoon, Ireland
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
BEWARE! - The quality is poor, I thought I was watching a bootleg DVD and am still not sure about this. Also you cannot turn the subtitles off, so you are stuck with them all the time - very annoying. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A movie more than two hours long about the life of a Musician/Composer, what you might expect is a film, though full of good music, would bore the knobs off your TV Set - be prepared to be pleasantly surprised if you haven't seen this!
This is one of the greatest movies to kick off the sixties - considering it has not been so well-acclaimed when it was made as a big feature for the ever popular Dirk Bogarde, and has gone almost unnoticed with regards to any of his back catalogue of DVD releases - this title being of extremely limited availability.
Ironically, the movie does not turn out so much a memorable vehicle for Bogarde, but this has nothing to do with him as an actor or his performance, but this is a picture full of extremely great performances - but all by women! Without these, the film may well have failed... Almost every scene without any of these great actresses (the few that there are - and I adore men) have almost an 'insignificance' to the sheer gems that are the rest of the movie, and the Viewer is eagerly awaiting the entrance of any of the female characters. Tremendously strong performances from all the ladies here - in particular, Genevieve Page, but more notably that of Capucine (whose enchanting beautiful looks and enigmatic performance has a good chance of turning some gay men straight!) who turns some scenes into pure show-stoppers - and without music! The only other actress in my opinion that could have played the part of 'Princess Carolyne' would have probably been Ann Lynn; another great actress who has the same beautiful and enigmatic looks of Capucine - and with a similar striking acting style to her profession.
The two hours simply fly by, and the music as expected is wonderful, but it's more than just about the music; this movie has a good and strong story, and unusual for 1960, has been filmed in glorious colour!
Worth its weight in gold!
This is one of the greatest movies to kick off the sixties - considering it has not been so well-acclaimed when it was made as a big feature for the ever popular Dirk Bogarde, and has gone almost unnoticed with regards to any of his back catalogue of DVD releases - this title being of extremely limited availability.
Ironically, the movie does not turn out so much a memorable vehicle for Bogarde, but this has nothing to do with him as an actor or his performance, but this is a picture full of extremely great performances - but all by women! Without these, the film may well have failed... Almost every scene without any of these great actresses (the few that there are - and I adore men) have almost an 'insignificance' to the sheer gems that are the rest of the movie, and the Viewer is eagerly awaiting the entrance of any of the female characters. Tremendously strong performances from all the ladies here - in particular, Genevieve Page, but more notably that of Capucine (whose enchanting beautiful looks and enigmatic performance has a good chance of turning some gay men straight!) who turns some scenes into pure show-stoppers - and without music! The only other actress in my opinion that could have played the part of 'Princess Carolyne' would have probably been Ann Lynn; another great actress who has the same beautiful and enigmatic looks of Capucine - and with a similar striking acting style to her profession.
The two hours simply fly by, and the music as expected is wonderful, but it's more than just about the music; this movie has a good and strong story, and unusual for 1960, has been filmed in glorious colour!
Worth its weight in gold!
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Liszt's Life
Directed mostly by the uncredited George Cukor, following the death halfway through filming of Charles Vidor, `Song Without End' was a result of Dirk Bogarde's brief flirtation... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Nicholas Casley
Better with subtitles
If you are prepared to forget that this is supposed to portray the life of Franz Liszt, you might enjoy this film. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Israel Iskowitz
Awful quality dvd
I waited a fair time for this dvd to come, and when it finally arrived the quality was awful. It views like a pirate copy, fuzzy and out of sync. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mrs. Gillian E. Marriott
packing problem
the DVD "Song Without End", arrived on time but also because of the housing bubble wrap was broken, the bottom completely crushed. Read more
Published 15 months ago
How frustrating.
Was very pleased when this film arrived in the post as this is another film i have been trying to track down for years being a great Dirk Bogarde fan, The film itself was enjoyable... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Evie
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