The Scarlet and the Black

Starring:Gregory Peck, Christopher Plummer, John Gielgud, Raf Vallone, Kenneth Colley, Walter Gotell, Barbara Bouchet, Julian Holloway, Angelo Infanti, Olga Karlatos, Michael Byrne, T.P. McKenna, Vernon Dobtcheff, John Terry, Peter Burton, Phillip Hatton, Mark Lewis, Fabiana Udenio, Marne Maitland, Remo Remotti
Director: Jerry London
Studio: Lions Gate
Product Type: DVD

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The scarlet and the black
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black
Starring: Gregory Peck , Christopher Plummer , John Gielgud , Raf Vallone , and Kenneth Colley
Director: Jerry London
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
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ASIN: B00008J2PG
Release Date: 2003-04-22

Customer Reviews:

Great movie.......2007-05-03

I love to read books and watch movies about War. That sounds weird to some. But here is why I like them. Sure it shows man at his worst but it also show some at their best. This is one that depicts both. It's a wonderful story with great actors. I thought allot for Gregory Peck. I don't know if they were true to the actual events but in any case I highly recommend this DVD. If your Catholic it's a must see.

A fine film about even more astonishing history........2007-04-02

Fr. O'Flaherty's activities in World War II Rome, helping Italian Jews and escaped Allied POW's was very much real, motivated by a sense of human decency. But the movie goes beyond the stereotype of heroes resisting and evading evil Nazis--when the tide of war turns and the Nazis are on the run, the SS intelligence chief, Col. Kappler turns to Father O'Flaherty for help! (This did in fact happen in reality--Fr. O'Flaherty routinely visited Col. Kappler when he was imprisoned and the SS colonel eventually became a devout Catholic, thanks in part to Fr. O'Flaherty's influence.) The message of the movie, about forgiveness and redemption, as well as altruism and courage, is highly relevant in this day and age that demands absolute heroes and absolute villains.

The gestapo is outsmarted!.......2007-03-03

This is an excellent film about a priest who out-witted the gestapo and its army in Italy by smuggling and taking in the allies who looked for refuge at the Vatican. Both Peck and Plummer give good performances and the movie keeps you on edge. I enjoy the fact that this is a true story. A movie the whole family can enjoy.

The scarlet and the black.......2007-03-02

I really enjoyed this movie and find myself telling everyone to go see it, I would have to rank this as one of my favorite movies, and the best work Greg Peck ever did. It is about a priest in Rome during ww2 who hides allied soldiers, very good acting, and very exciting movie.

The Scarlet and the Black.......2007-02-24

I'm really glad that this film was available for me to buy. The same day that I received it I sat and watched it that night. The acting was very good. Seeing a part of history being played brings it more to life than reading about it in a book.

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alas the scarlet pimpernel
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The Scarlet Pimpernel Boxed Set
Starring: Peter Jeffrey , Robert Langdon Lloyd , Julie Cox , Denise Black , and Robert Perkins
Director: Patrick Lau , and Edward Bennett
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ASIN: 0767026128
Release Date: 2000-05-30

Product Description

A&E s lavish adaptation of the swashbuckling adventure stories, based on the books by Baroness Emmuska Orczy bring passion and intrigue into the sweeping world of the dashing SCARLET PIMPERNEL.It is the height of the French Revolution s reign of terror, and Sir Percy Blakeney (Richard E. Grant) has a secret. By day, he is just another foppish British aristocrat. By night, he becomes the legendary SCARLET PIMPERNEL, a caped crusader for the 18th century. With sparkling wit and brilliant disguises, he forms a secret league of followers which includes his wife, Lady Marguerite (Elizabeth McGovern), to fight against the tyrants of the French Revolution and to save the innocent from Chauvelin, the bloodthirsty leader of the French Revolution and Mademoiselle Guillotine. Each brilliantly adapted story leads to danger and intrigue culminating in a tale of secret identities where no one is who they appear to be.

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Running Time 294 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Scarlet Pimpernel Book 3: Kidnapped King returns the series to the swashbuckling adventure of the first film. The dauphin has been kidnapped and both the Pimpernel and the Republicans are on his trail. Marguerite (Elizabeth McGovern) returns to France for a little undercover skullduggery while Percy (Richard E. Grant) travels to Paris and reunites his network of spies and secret agents. Grant plays the effete but snide Percy for all he's worth, a flamboyant snob with a tart tongue, while McGovern's Marguerite is the wayward daughter of the revolution come home for the cause. They're both covers, of course, but the play-acting becomes public theater when they hiss and spit a public breakup in front of the Republican government and Percy skulks out looking every inch the spineless fop. Free of suspicion from all but the cagey Republican agent Chauvelin (Martin Shaw), the Scarlet Pimpernel again rises to save the oppressed, shadow the suspicious, and track down the hiding place of the dauphin's captors. The plot of secret identities and murky alliances climaxes (in the best swashbuckling tradition) with crossed swords but concludes with a sneaky new conspiracy that opens the door for even more sequels. Suzanne Bertish guest stars as the theater star with a secret La Tourain. --Sean Axmaker

Customer Reviews:

Very Entertaining.......2007-06-24

My mom and I loved this series. She is a fan of the Leslie Howard movie verision, but this one with Peter Jeffery (and I quote) "They did a GREAT job on this!" She wants more. The settings, costumes, the story were very well done. The script, acting, .. all of it together made the Pimpernel stories come to life. We enjoyed every minute of them all. The French Revolution came to life. Very well done.

alas the scarlet pimpernel.......2007-06-20

Ive read the many reviews, (opinions) about this particular version of the Scarlet Pimpernel, and having seen many of them and read the book..
I prefer the Richard E Grant version. The Andrews one left me cold.
I know a lot of people look at Mr Grant and only see and evil or as one put it, sniviling character.If you ever read the book you will see a rather unsexy story.Aristocrats in that day and age did not show a lot of emotion in public..in fact they kept seperate sleeping apts and a lot of times married not for love but for money and title. Ever since I rented this version ive wanted to own it.I finally found a like new, used, set and gobbled it up. A very welcome addition to my classics collection..
Pride and prejudice (4 versions)jane eyre (3 versions) wethering heights,emma,persuasion,etc,etc...
I also recommend Richard E Grant in Jack and Sarah. a sweet and enjoyable tale.

Disappointing.......2007-05-18

Don't get me wrong, I love Peter Jeffrey, so I was more than willing to give this a chance, even though he doesn't entirely fit the part. However, no matter how much I wanted him to be able to pull this off, poor Jeffrey was working with a terrible adaptation that ruined the best parts of his character. He was sort of a smash-and-grab type with fancy gadgets in this movie, which is the exact opposite of what made the scarlet pimpernel such a great character in the book and other adaptations. The main character (in script and action) lacked the grace, wit, and mystery of the book, which (let's be honest) is the whole point. Also, if memory serves correctly, they sort of butchered the story, which always seems to happen. I remember having very high expectations, on account of this being a longer film, because I assumed it was long because they were being really loyal to complexity of the original story. I was sadly mistaken. Forget this painful waste of 6 hours and opt for the glorious portrayal by Anthony Andrews opposite Jane Seymour. The plot is not exactly like the book in that one either, but the characters are handled magnificently.

We sek him here..........2006-11-03

Different from what I expected, being a fan of the Anthony Andrews and Leslie Howard versions. I liked it, but they made it seem like the Pimpernel didn't try to hide his identity at all.

Simplistic.......2006-11-03

This is a poor performance, poorly written and produced for a youthful audience. It is not adult fare.

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The Scarlet Lady
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Drama Classics Triple Feature, Vol. 2 (The Black Pirate / The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) / The Iron Mask)

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Drama Classics Triple Feature, Vol. 2 (The Black Pirate / The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) / The Iron Mask)
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Very nice quality, very nice movies.......2002-11-13

Bargain silent movies can be a risk. I often prefer more "mastered" (and expensive) DVD versions if the print is in bad shape. But all three of these were very good to look at.

I am a fan of Douglas Fairbanks movies, and the Black Pirate is one of my favorites. My favorite scene is Fairbanks capturing a merchant ship with passengers aboard single handed, and without firing a shot. NOTE: If you are looking for a good quality print of the Black Pirate, there is now a release from Kino Video (available here on Amazon), that is absolutely amazing. The film was originally filmed using a very new two-color Technicolor process, and this new release lets you see the the full beauty of the red and blue Technicolor dating from the age of silent movies! It also has about two minutes of footage not in the version on this disk.

The Iron Mask is also good but Fairbanks' character is older and he doesn't reach his usual level of athleticism. I also find that the story has the feeling of a sequel and is less engaging because of that.

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Sherlock Holmes Triple Feature : Murder at the Baskervilles 1937-B&W-75 min.Starring -Arthur Wontner & Ian Fleming A Study in Scarlet 1933 -B&W-77min.Starring - Reginald Owen & Warrington Gamble Dressed to Kill 1946-B&W-72 min.Starring - Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce

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Great movie
A fine film about even more astonishing history.
The gestapo is outsmarted!
The scarlet and the black
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black [Region 2]
Starring: Gregory Peck , Christopher Plummer , John Gielgud , Raf Vallone , and Kenneth Colley
Director: Jerry London
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Customer Reviews:

Great movie.......2007-05-03

A fine film about even more astonishing history........2007-04-02

The gestapo is outsmarted!.......2007-03-03

The scarlet and the black.......2007-03-02

The Scarlet and the Black.......2007-02-24