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The Best Of Ealing Studios Collection [DVD]

Stanley Holloway (Actor), Basil Radford (Actor), Robert Hamer (Director, Writer), Rated: Universal, suitable for all Format: DVD
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Contributor Alec Guinness, Philip Stainton, Sidney Tafler, John Slater, Peter Sellers, Robert Hamer, Duncan Lamont, Audrey Fildes, Barbara Murray, Valerie Hobson, Eugene Deckers, Kenneth Connor, Alexander MacKendrick, Naunton Wayne, Harold Goodwin, Ronald Adam, Margaret Rutherford, Jane Hylton, William Rose, Miles Malleson, Clive Morton, Ernest Thesiger, John Dighton, Joan Harben, T.E.B. Clarke, Cecil Parker, Hugh Griffith, Jack Warner, Cecil Rampage, Paul Dupuis, Michael Gough, Audrey Hepburn, Charles Crichton, Stanley Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, John Rudling, Colin Gordon, Sid James, John Penrose, Joan Greenwood, Dennis Price, Betty Warren, Edie Martin, Danny Green, Fred Griffiths, James Hayter, Michael Balcon, Katie Johnson, Henry Cornelius, Marjorie Fielding, Arthur Lowe, Basil Radford, Jacques Brunius, Herbert Lom, Alfie Bass, Patric Doonan, John Gregson, Roger MacDougall, Howard Marion Crawford, Frankie Howerd, Charles Hawtrey, Vida Hope See more
Language English
Number of discs 5
Runtime 7 hours and 6 minutes

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A collection of five classic Ealing comedies. 'Kind Hearts and Coronets' (1949) is a period comedy set in the early 20th century. Young Louis Mazzini (Dennis Price) vows to take revenge on his family, the D'Ascoynes, when he learns how they disinherited his mother. Working his way into their trust, Louis begins to bump off his distant relatives (all played by Alec Guinness) one by one, but complications set in when Edith D'Ascoyne (Valerie Hobson), the widow of his first victim, falls in love with him. In 'The Ladykillers' (1955), eccentric landlady Mrs Wilberforce (Katie Johnson) believes her new lodger Professor Marcus (Guinness) and his associates the Major (Cecil Parker), Louis (Herbert Lom), Harry (Peter Sellers) and One-Round (Danny Green) to be amateur musicians. They are in fact, however, the perpetrators of a bank heist, looking to whisk their ill-gotten gains out of London. All goes well until Mrs Wilberforce is persuaded by Marcus to claim his 'trunk' from the station; it is only then that the criminal genius's carefully laid plans begin to go awry. In 'The Man in The White Suit' (1951), Sidney Stratton (Guiness) is a laboratory cleaner in a textile factory who invents a material that will neither wear out nor become dirty. Initially hailed as a great discovery, Sidney's astonishing invention is suffocated by the management when they realise that if it never wears out, people will only ever have to purchase one suit of clothing. In 'Passport to Pimlico' (1949), an unexploded bomb goes off in Pimlico, uncovering documents which reveal that this part of London in fact belongs to Burgundy in France. An automonous state is set up in a spirit of optimism, but the petty squabbles of everyday life soon shatter the Utopian vision of a non-restrictive nation. Finally, in 'The Lavender Hill Mob' (1951), nobody would ever suspect gold bullion delivery man Henry Holland (Guinness) of anything other than total devotion to his job. However, with the aid of fellow lodger Pendlebury (Stanley Holloway), he gathers together a gang to carry out a heist, intending to smuggle the gold out of the country by melting it down into miniature models of the Eiffel Tower. All goes well until the consignment of models becomes muddled up with another, non-golden batch. Watch out for an early cameo by Audrey Hepburn.

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  • Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.2 x 13.6 x 1.6 cm; 220 g
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 5055201805737
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Robert Hamer, Alexander MacKendrick, Henry Cornelius, Charles Crichton
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 7 hours and 6 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ 6 Oct. 2008
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Stanley Holloway, Basil Radford, Hermione Baddeley, Paul Dupuis, Michael Gough
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ None
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Ealing Studios
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Michael Balcon
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0026R7BPW
  • Country of origin ‏ : ‎ United Kingdom
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Robert Hamer, John Dighton, William Rose, Roger MacDougall, Alexander MacKendrick
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 5
  • Customer reviews:
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  • Duncan Moss
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love them
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 August 2024
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    Lovely films
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  • Lumberjack123
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great dvd set
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 June 2014
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    I had been looking for just one film, but comparing the prices it made sense to buy the box set and receive five films.
    The dvd arrived promptly, was well packaged, and a good price.
    I read some of the previous reviews of this item, the main theme seemed to be one of lack of clarity on the sound and speech on some of the films, I found no problems whatsoever, speech was clear and precise, and sound quality good as were the quality of the films in general considering their age.
    I think the problem might be one of diction, we speak somewhat differently to how we did some years ago and younger people seem to struggle with this aspect somewhat. I was bought up in an era when correct pronunciation was most important and so understood all that was said in the films perfectly..
    All in all I would heartily recommend this set, some great classic films which I have throughly enjoyed watching.
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  • JPL
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ealing Studios
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 September 2010
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    If you are a fan of the Ealing Studios films, this is a boxed set not to miss. Four of the best films to come from Ealing studios in a value box. Unbeatable value and entertainment that will will enjoy for life. There is no point in commenting on the films themselves, they are timeless masterpieces that can be enjoyed by people of any age.

    My suggestion is, buy this set, in fact, buy two at least, then you have a wonderful Christmas or birthday gift, or just a gift for any occassion in your possession.
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  • PoohBah#2
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five great British comedies with Alec Guinness
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 June 2014
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    The Best of Ealing Box Set (DVD) is exactly that - all the films included are classic British comedies. Alec Guiness is wonderful in each of the films as are the supporting casts. The only caveat - particularly for younger viewers used to the broad comedy and lol syle of humor that characterizes American comedies - of the past 30 - 40 years, or even older viewers partial to the Marx Bros, WC Fields, etc. or the great screwball comedies of the late 30s-40s - is the very dry British sense of humor, which induces a knowing smile rather than a belly laugh
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  • William Wordsworth
    4.0 out of 5 stars Ealing Comedies
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 January 2011
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    They're all there - all your dad's fave's from when you were a kid and they were being shown on BBC2 in black and white. Plenty of laughs to be had. Lady Killers is my particular favourite. Its a Britain that has vanished - but you can still get a feel of it through these classics. THis boxed set very good value for money. No problems with quality of picture or sound.
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  • Gingernutz
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good, clean, witty brilliant fun!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 June 2015
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    Having watched The Ladykillers for the first time in goodness-knows-how-long on TV recently, I was reminded how brilliant, clever, funny, entertaining, clean, witty (and thought-provoking) the films from the Ealing Comedy era were (and still are) - especially the talents of the late, great Sir Alec Guinness (pre-Star Wars Obi Wan Kenobi) who was the original Father Brown (before Kenneth Moore and Mark Williams). I bought this collection of my favourite Ealing Comedies to save me waiting for ages until some television channel decides to show them again... and I can enjoy them whenever I like.
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  • John Eyles
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good value for nostalgia
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 December 2011
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    An excellent collection of some of the best of the Ealing Comedies: there are more that are not in this set, 'Whisky Galore' and the 'Titfield Thunderbolt' are two that come to mind. I was a little supprised to find that the set includes 'The Man in the White Suit' - not, I think, my first choice for a comedy, although there is an important message in the story. But for nostalgia, these films bring back the memories of times past and a cinema full of laughter !
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  • Mike B
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2022
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    Great value for money. Great nostalgia and some really famous and great films. generally very amusing.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on 10 November 2016
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    Great old films from Ealing Studios.
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  • Miles Wachner
    5.0 out of 5 stars English humor at its best
    Reviewed in Japan on 24 December 2018
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    Love these old English comedies with Alec Guiness
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  • Willard M. McCoy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on 5 May 2015
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    Classic British comedy. Terrific
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