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Peter Sellers - Hoffman / The Smallest Show On Earth / Carlton-Browne Of The F.O./ Two Way Stretch [DVD] [1957]

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  • Actors: Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Peter Sellers, Sinéad Cusack, Ruth Dunning
  • Directors: Alvin Rakoff, Basil Dearden, Jeffrey Dell, Robert Day, Roy Boulting
  • Writers: Jeffrey Dell, Alan Hackney, Ernest Gebler
  • Format: Box set, Black & White, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 4
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Momentum Pictures
  • DVD Release Date: 15 Oct 2001
  • Run Time: 353 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005OR5K
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 10,370 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Synopsis
Four classic movies featuring the inimitable, irreplaceable Peter Sellers.
CARLTON BROWNE OF THE F.O.: This farcical comedy features Peter Sellers plays Amphilbulous. the corrupt Prime Minister of a small Pacific Island (and British colony) that discovers valuable mineral deposits in its land. Terry-Thomas plays a man despatched from the Foreign Office to cement good relations with the islanders, but with typically hapless results.
In THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH, a young British couple inherits a rundown theatre and tries to compete with the glorious movie palace next door. This comedy features plenty of quirky characters.
Peter Sellers plays the title role in HOFFMAN--the comedy about a middle-aged misfit who blackmails his secretary into spending the weekend with him.
TWO-WAY STRETCH: Even though the prison conditions in which Sellers and his pals live are more similar to those of a luxury hotel than a jail, they find that they must leave a day before their scheduled parole in order to pull off a jewel heist.

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5.0 out of 5 stars At last! Peter Sellers' greatest moments on DVD!, 8 Nov 2001
By Dimitris Verionis (Athens Greece) - See all my reviews
This DVD contains four Peter Sellers films of what can be called "his British era". The all time classic "Two Way Stretch" is here, along with the very amusing "Carlton Browne of The FO", the moving "The Smallest Show On Earth" and "Hoffman", a film which is in the Top-10 of the Best, more underestimated films of film history! Especially the last is a true diamond, in which Sellers reveals another approach of acting from what is known in the public (but not his fanatic fans!).
Yet, it is very dissapointing that the production of the DVD fails to meet the expectations, as the DVD is nothing more than 4 films of Sellers thrown all together in the market...There are no extras, no trailers, no commentaries, no filmograpy, not even subtitles (which I find a terrible offense for the disabled or the non-native english viewers). If they'd just take a walk at the BFI, I'm absolutely sure they'd find some material...Why? No answer expected...
Whatever the goal of the production is, this is a DVD set with nice picture and sound and something no real fan of Pete Sellers or British's cinema should pass by...
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Getting There..., 27 Oct 2001
By simon (ralphy@ntlworld.com) (Nottingham, England) - See all my reviews
Four classics from the master of character comedy, the late great Peter Sellers...
Two-Way Stretch, is one of Sellers most fondly remembered british made capers. A very funny story played out by a cast on top form...classic.

The Smallest Show on Earth, a quaint, twee little comedy about a young couple who inherit a run down little cinema and it's very eccentric staff of whom Sellers plays the old drunken projectionist...british acting greats showing off their comedic skills...hhhmmm, nice.

Carlton Browne of the F.O., Sellers first film with the Boulting Brothers, all about international politics and british diplomacy surrounding some far flung colonial island somewhere on the planet...a fun little film.

Hoffman, A really dark "comic" performance from Sellers as a middle aged man who blackmails his pretty young secretary into staying with him for a while...so he can seduce her. It's tense and quite unerving in places, Sellers at first comes across as very cold and distant...but will you warm to him? - Will his secretary warm to him?
And will he reveal what he's really like? - An intriguing and very underated film worth seeing.

As a DVD set it's nicely presented, the lack of extras is dissapointing but hardly surprising with the age of some of the films. Picture quality is pretty good for their age, the sound is crisp and very clear, of course the price is pretty good for 4 films! Lets hope we get more Sellers movies on DVD...Enjoy!

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3.0 out of 5 stars The Peter Sellers? Collection, 16 Feb 2005
Hoffman and Two Way Stretch are two wonderful Sellers films, filled with dark wit and crazy fun respectively. However, Carlton-Browne and The Smallest Show only feature Sellers in minor roles! With Being There, Dr Strangelove, The Party and a wealth of other leading roles - why pick two minor roles? CB of the FO is a Terry-Thomas vehicle and the TSSOEarth does not stand out from a load of similar quaint 50s & 60s comedies. The DVD is worth buying for the first two (and it is lovingly presented in its boxset), but it just seems a bit of a waste.
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