This happy breed [videorecording]
2003
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An episodic tale of an average working class family in the interwar years. Narrated by Laurence Olivier and directed by David Lean, the story traces the melodrama caused by illicit affairs, family bereavement, the first ripples of women's liberation and political instability in the country during the General Strike. It highlights the fact that these internal wranglings are all happening in one house in an average street, and that each average house has its own dramatic stories to tell. Adapted from Noel Coward's stage play.
Main title:
This happy breed [videorecording] / producer, Anthony Havelock-Allan; producer, Noël Coward.
Author:
Lean, David, 1908-1991, directorCoward, Noel, 1899-1973, musicMatheson, Muir, musicNewton, Robert, 1905-1956, actorJohnson, Celia, 1908-1982, actorHolloway, Stanley, actorCoward, Noel, book author
Imprint:
ITV DVD, 2003.
Collation:
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd, col.
Notes:
Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Scene access, Ratio (1:1.33 (4:3) Standard), Languages (English), Sound (Dolby Mono), Subtitles for hard of hearing (English).Made in 1944.Based on the play by Noel Coward.Credits: director, David Lean; writer, Anthony Havelock-Allan; writer, David Lean; writer, Ronald Neame; music, Noël Coward; music, Muir Matheson; cinematographer, Ronald Neame; narrator, Laurence Olivier.DVDN.Dolby Digital.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, Stanley Holloway, John Mills, Kay Walsh, John Blythe, Eileen Erskine, Betty Fleetwood, Alison Leggatt, Merle Tottenham, Amy Veness, Guy Verney.
Audience:
BBFC code: U.
System details:
DVD.
Language:
English
BRN:
530935