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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781593750237
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
ISBN: 1593750234
Label: WGBH BOSTON
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: WGBH BOSTON
MPN: WGBD36969D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: WGBH BOSTON
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 06, 2004
Running Time: 120 minutes
Studio: WGBH BOSTON
Theatrical Release Date: October 19, 2003
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Studio: Wgbh Wholesale Release Date: 01/06/2004 Run time: 120 minutes
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James Hilton's beloved novel is tenderly remade here with a British cast for ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre. British television actor Martin Clunes plays the schoolteacher over a 50-year period, from his first day as a novice Latin instructor until his death at 83 as retired Headmaster. The world and Mr. Chipping change dramatically over the decades. He marries a proto-feminist (British stage actress Victoria Hamilton) who nicknames him "Chips" and gives him courage to test his humanitarian impulses. World War I hits home in many ways, as a long roster of the school's graduates die or are maimed, and Chips struggles with the discriminatory exile of his best friend, the German teacher. Despite obvious breaks for commercials, this film has a graceful honesty that transcends the sometimes sentimental storyline. The casual cruelty at the all-boys school may make parents flinch more than their children, rendering this a safe choice for family viewing.--Kimberly Heinrichs
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I'm such a fan of this story, especially as it appears on film in the 3 incarnations I've viewed so far. The 1939 version, starring Robert Donat and the beautiful Greer Garson is poignant and will always hold a dear place in my heart, mainly because it was the first version I watched. The 1969 musical version starring Peter O'Toole and the cheeky Petula Clark is SO 60s, but SO good. They are perfect together, and O'Toole is excellent as Arthur Chipping. And finally this version from 2002 starring ... Read More
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This is a charming albeit unassuming PBS adaptation of James Hilton's charming albeit unassuming novel Goodbye Mr. Chips. This production has all of the usual Masterpiece Theatre trappings (fine actors in fine locations) but it fails to register much of a response from the viewer. Mr. Chipping is supposedly a man capable of inspiring many generations of students but this Mr. Chipping seems not to be entirely in touch with the world around him. In the classroom he appears to be somewhere between a run ... Read More
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I ordered 2 CD's this one came cracked and did not play
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Immediately after watching this movie I watched the 1939 version with Robert Donat. I was struck by how much better the earlier version is than the modern version.
The 1939 version assumes that the viewers have some intelligence. This 2003 version is dumbed down by comparison. The earlier version has more depth, and far more historical accuracy. The characters not as flat and one-dimensional as in the modern movie, and the story is more complex. It's also more moving, despite (or perhaps ... Read More
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Watching the 2002 BBC version of "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" has convinced me that I have to track down and read James Hilton's sentimental novella to see what is really there. Having a strong affection for the original 1939 film for which Robert Donat won the Best Actor Oscar, especially for the moment when Greer Garson notices that Danube really is blue, and having ignored the songs in the 1969 musical to focus on Peter O'Toole's performance, it was interesting to see what the screenplay by Frank Delaney ... Read More
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