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| Martin Chuzzlewit [1994] (REGION 1) (NTSC) | ![Martin Chuzzlewit [1994] (REGION 1) (NTSC)](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51R7W44QGRL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Pedr James
Actors: Stephen Mapes, Lynda Bellingham, Sue Wallace, Charlie Condou, Jimmy Gardner
Studio: BBC Warner
Category: DVD
Buy New: £7.08
Buy New/Used from £7.08
Avg. Customer Rating:  (8 reviews)
Sales Rank: 31008
Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, Dvd-video, Original Recording Remastered, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 334 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARDE2334D
ISBN: 1419814486
UPC: 794051233424
EAN: 9781419814488
ASIN: B0009PVZL4
Release Date: September 6, 2005
Theatrical Release Date: March 26, 1995
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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A Triumph For the BBC August 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had,until i saw this production of Martin Chuzzlewit by the BBC, never read the book. Being a devout reader of Charles Dickens novels, i don't know how this one escaped me. However,after viewing this superb,outstanding production,i was resolved to read the book. I did! All i can say is that the cast of characters in the production so closely resembled the ones in the book,it was as though Charles Dickens himself was present,overseeing and directing the operation.The characters stepped out of the book before the camera! Remakable! A masterpiece indeed and a triumph for the BBC!
True Dickens December 16, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I hardly feel able to improve on others' superlatives in reviewing this production. Setting and sets, characters and characterisation, actors and acting. These are the elements that make me return to this wonderful production time and again. With so many fine performances to choose from, it hardly seems fair to single out a few, but bouquets must go especially to Tom Wilkinson (Pecksniff), Paul Scofield (the Brothers Chuzzlewit), Keith Allen (Jonas Chuzzlewit - very scary indeed!), Pete Postlethwaite (Montague Tigg/Tigg Montague), Elizabeth Spriggs (Sairy Gamp) and Sir John Mills, proving once again that blindness need not be a deterrent to his fine portrayal as Chuffey. Others there are: Pauline Turner, Maggie Steed, Joan Sims, Philip Franks, together with Emma Chambers and Julia Sawalha providing a delightful foil to each other as the Pecksniff sisters, Charity and Mercy. I could go on, but it seems superfluous as any lover of Dickens knows that his novels always provide plenty of scope for fine acting. As vividly as the writer paints them, so are they brought to life in this winner of a production.
The BBC at its' brilliant best May 10, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Superbly cast, accurately adapted from the novel and wonderfully acted, this production demontrates how good television drama can be. The BBC excels at these 5+ hour adaptations of the classics and this production of Dickens' "Martin Chuzzlewit" ranks alongside Austens'"Pride Prejudice" as one of the best yet.
Yes, do buy! January 5, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a long-standing favourite, ever since it was first aired on television in 1994. It just gets better the more I watch it. There are so many subtleties in the plot and jokes. It's often said that Chuzzlewit is one of Dickens' comic masterpieces, and I must confess the odd snort at wry lines like "and many's a day I remember your young ladies playing at buryings in the shop" (the undertaker's shop, that is). And the two nurses pouring gin from a teapot - vial and wonderful.br /br /All the cast are strong. I particularly like Keith Allen's dark Jonus Chuzzlewit as his character slides from a penny-pincher to a wife beater and murder - he's every inch a dangerous-man-to-know. Tom Wilkinson is excellent as the "sleak and sly" hypocrite Pecksniff. And Elizabeth Sprigg's Sarey Gamp makes, what is such a Dickensian character, believable and an unusual combination of hard-hearted and vulnerable. br /br /Give this Dicken's a go. For me it's the best classic dramas to come out of BBC in the last 20 years (although Bleak House vies for that spot)!br /
another classic from the BBC January 4, 2006
33 out of 34 found this review helpful
I have waited quite a while for this to come out on dvd and it has been well worth the wait.brA rich mans family circle like vultures in the hope of financial reward.He,(the Martin Chuzzlewit of the title),is a grumpy old git and the family are Dickens usual suspects,hypocrites,wasters,stuck-up middle classes,honest as the day is long working class,pale and boring hero heroine all glued together by a cracking story.brThe plot is,as ever with the BBC,faithfully followed and is paced to perfection.brBut it's the cast that make this such a success.Tom Wilkinson conveys breathtaking hypocrisy effortlessly,Keith Allen portrays OTT evil just the way Dickens liked it,(I cant help but feel he would make a spot on Bill Sykes),.Pete posslethwaite,Paul Schofield and all involved work their socks off to produce what is one of the finest 'classics'the telly has ever put out.brThe picture quality is acceptable.Apparently its been remastered,its certainly not just a straight from video transfer.Sound is a little disapointing,stereo only,but at least its clear.brThere are no extras and while this may seem mean I have to say that I bought this from Amazon on region 1 the price was so cheap even without extras its still fantastic value for money.brIf you are looking for superbly acted,paced and produced drama then I can't recommend this highly enough,buy it now!
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