Amazon.co.uk: The Princess Bride [1987]: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant, Fred Savage, Robin Wright Penn, Peter Falk, Peter Cook, Mel Smith, Carol Kane, Billy Crystal, Anne Dyson, Margery Mason, Rob Reiner: DVD

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The Princess Bride [1987]
DVD ~ Cary Elwes

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Actors: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn
Directors: Rob Reiner
Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
Language English
Region: Region 2 ( DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification:
Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Home Video
DVD Release Date: 23 Jul 2001
Run Time: 94 minutes

Average Customer Review:

(52 customer reviews)

DVD Features:
- Main Language: English
- Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital 5.1
- Sub Titles: None
- Disc Format: DVD 5
- Filmographies
- Trailer
ASIN: B00005AVUC
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 20,485 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Director Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride is a gently amusing, affectionate pastiche of a medieval fairytale adventure, offering a similar blend of warm, literate humour as his Stand By Me (1985) and When Harry Met Sally (1989). Adapted from his own novel, William Goldman's script plays with the conventions of such 1980s fantasies as Ladyhawke and Legend (both 1985), and with the budget never allowing for spectacle, sensibly concentrates on creating a gallery of memorable characters. Robin Wright makes a delightful Princess Buttercup, Cary Elwes is splendid as Westley and "Dread Pirate Roberts", while Mandy Patinkin makes fine Spanish avenger. With winning support from Mel Smith, Peter Cook, Billy Crystal and Carol Kane there is sometimes a Terry Gilliam/Monty Python feel to the proceedings, and the whole film is beautifully shot, with a memorably romantic main theme by Mark Knopfler. Occasionally interrupted by Peter Falk as a grandfather reading the story to his grandson, The Princess Bride is an elegant post-modern family fable about storytelling itself; a theme found in other 1980s films The Neverending Story (1984) and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988). A modest, small-scale work that manages to be both cynically modern and genuinely romantic all at once. As charming as you wish.

On the DVD: The 1.77:1 anamorphic transfer is strong, if not quite as detailed as it might be. Colours lack just a little solidity and some scenes evidence a fair amount of grain. Released theatrically in Dolby stereo, the Dolby Digital 5.1 remix spreads the sound effectively across the front speakers but makes very little use of the rear channels indeed. Extras are limited to filmographies of five of the leading actors, and a 4:3 presentation of the theatrical trailer, which gives far too many of the film's surprises away.--Gary S Dalkin

DVD Description
DVD Special Features:

Traioler
Filmographies
English Dolby Digital 5.1

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