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The Old Curiosity Shop | 
| Director: Julian Amyes
Actors: Sandra Payne, Annabelle Lanyon, Donald Bisset, Colin Mayes, Tom Mennard
Studio: Koch Vision
Category: DVD
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 70306
Format: Color, Content/copy-protected Cd, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 270 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: KOCDV6357
UPC: 741952635796
EAN: 0741952635796
ASIN: B000E3L7JQ
Theatrical Release Date: 1979
Release Date: April 4, 2006
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Product Description
In this definitive BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens classic a thirteen year-old girl lives with her gambling-addicted grandfather in a run down London antique shop. Starring Natalie Ogle Sebastian Shaw Chris Fairbank Trevor Peacock Colin Jeavons. System Requirements:Running Time 270 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 741952635796 Manufacturer No: KOCDV6357
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 Wonderfully cast, poor adaptation December 22, 2008
Cat (Southern California)
This adaptation of Charles Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop should have been a success. It was supplied by a first-rate cast including Trevor Peacock as "Mr Quilp," Sebastian Shaw as "Grandfather" and one of my favorite character actors, Colin Jeavons as "Sampson Brass." All of them are impeccably trained and from the looks of things, this film looked as if they plucked these actors right off the stage and starting filming. The director probably would've had a big success if he scrapped this film and made this a touring stage play. The actors mannerisms were too big for this production, especially those of Mr Quilp. He was marvelous but he acted like he was playing to an audience of five hundred, rather than doing intimate camera work. I hate to say it, but there's a host of other problems with this production like the awkward staging and the poor direction. Most of the scenes fell flat merely because of how they were filmed. Also, the screenwriting unfortunately left out two, rather necessary components: suspense and danger. Nell and her Grandfather are fleeing from a rather sinister businessman who means to collect his debts from the Grandfather and make Nell his wife. He's chasing them for heaven's sakes-shouldn't there be some uneasiness, the feeling that these people should constantly be looking over their shoulder?? We should fear Mr. Quilp just as we would Mr. Tulkinghorn, a character in another Dickens masterpiece "Bleak House." Obviously, we know Mr Quip won't succeed in his quest, but we have to at least believe that he might. The poor quality of this series is evident in the first few minutes, but I at least wanted to give the actors respect by watching the rest of it-otherwise I would've turned it off. I would recommend this version for the performances only, it was a disappointment otherwise.
 "The Old Shop of Curiosity ... Julian Amyes (2006) ... Koch Vision" October 21, 2006
J. Lovins (Missouri-USA)
16 out of 22 found this review helpful
Koch Vision and BBC present "The Old Curiosity Shop" (1979) - Julian Aymes (270 mins/Color) (Dolby Digital) --- Under Julian Amyes (Director), Barry Letts (Producer), Charles Dickens (Book Author), William Trevor (Dramatised by), Carl Davis (Composer of Music) ----- the cast includes Natalie Ogle (Little Nell), Sebastian Shaw (Grandfather), Trevor Peacock (Daniel Quilip), Granville Saxton (Dick Swiveller), Annabelle Lanyon (Small Servant),Colin Jeavons (Sampson Brass), Freda Dowie (Sally Brass), Wensley Pithey (Single Gentleman), Brian Oulton (Schoolmaster), Chris Fairbank (Kit Nubbles), Patsy Byrne (Mrs Nubbles), Sandra Payne (Mrs Quilip), Laurence hardy (Mr. Witherden), Donald Bisset (Mr Garland), Keith Hazemore (Abel Garland), Patrick Carter (Turnkey), Max Latimer (Policeman), Derek Chafer (Policeman), Ronald Markham (Doctor), Simon Garstang (Little Jacob) ----- The Old Curiosity Shop is a novel by Charles Dickens, the plot follows the life of Little Nell and her grandfather, both residents of The Old Curiosity Shop in London ... which Dickens published in his short-lived weekly serial Master Humphrey's Clock, as The Old Curiosity Shop was printed in 1841 --- our story tells of Little Nell, a beautiful and virtuous young girl who lives with her grandfather in his shop of curiosities --- Nell's grandfather loves her dearly, and she never complains --- without friends of her own age she is always lonely except for her friend Kit, who works at the shop and whom she is teaching to write --- meanwhile her grandfather is attempting to make Nell a good inheritance by winning at cards --- borrowing heavily from the evil Quilp (a dwarf) Nell's grandfather gambles away what little money they own --- thus Quilp seizes the opportunity to take possession of the shop and make Nell and her grandfather's lives a misery --- what can be done, will her grandfather suffer a breakdown lose his wits --- what is Nell to do, escape may be the only answer running away to live as beggar around the countryside --- what will become of Nell, only the following chapters of this Dickens mini series will tell.
Great job by Koch Vision for releasing "The Old Curiosity Shop" (1979) - Julian Aymes, the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more high quality releases from the BBC mini-series film market...order your copy now from Amazon or Koch Vision where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch drama mixed with an outstanding cast and director --- just the way we like 'em
Total Time: 270 mins on DVD ~ Koch Vision KOCV6352 ~ (4/04/2006)
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