Ealing Studios comedy collection
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (343 min.) : sound, black & white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
850021115043

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
"Digitally restored"--Container.
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Bonus: Whisky Galore! audio commentary, Distilling Whisky galore! documentary & more!
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Bonus: Interview with BFI Curator Mark Duguid, locations featurette & more!
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Bonus: Making The Titfield Thunderbolt featurette, Douglas Slocombe home movie footage & more!
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Whisky galore based on the novel by Compton Mackenzie.
General Note
Originally released as motion pictures from 1949-1954.
Creation/Production Credits
The Maggie: director of photography, Gordon Dines; editor, Peter Tanner.
Creation/Production Credits
Whisky galore: director of photography, Gerald Gibbs; editor, Joseph Sterling.
Creation/Production Credits
Passport To Pimlico: director of photography, Lionel Banes; editor, Michael Truman.
Creation/Production Credits
The Titfield Thunderbolt: director of photography, Douglas Slocombe; editor, Seth Holt.
Participants/Performers
The Maggie: Paul Douglas, Hubert Gregg, Alex Mackenzie.
Participants/Performers
Whisky galore: Basil Radford, Joan Greenwood.
Participants/Performers
Passport To Pimlico : Stanley Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, Margaret Rutherford.
Participants/Performers
The Titfield Thunderbolt: Stanley Holloway, George Relph, Naunton Wayne.
Description
This exclusive collection brings together five of Ealing Studios' greatest comedies. Each classic film has been newly remastered from pristine vault materials, many available for the first time ever in America.
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The Maggie. In order to get the money he needs to repair his boat, MacTaggart tricks a U.S. businessman into using it to transport his precious cargo. When the American learns of the deception he tries to chase down the Maggie and overtake her.
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Whisky galore. When a ship carrying 500 cases of whiskey wrecks off the coast of an island that has run out of "the water of life"', Captain Waggett vows to defend the vessel against any looting efforts.
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Passport To Pimlico. Detonation of an unexploded bomb left from WWII German bombings uncovers an ancient document which reveals that London's Pimlico district really belongs to Burgundy. The community, eager to abandon post-war constraints, establish their independence as a ration-free state.
Description
The Titfield Thunderbolt. When the local railway is replaced with a bus by the government, the citizens of Titfield decide to keep the railway running themselves. The owners of the new bus system try to sabotage their precious railway.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital mono; 1.37:1 original aspect ratio.
Language
In English

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Douglas, P., Douglas, P., Gregg, H., Mackenzie, A., Radford, B., Greenwood, J., Holloway, S., Baddeley, H., Rutherford, M., Houston, D., Relph, G., & Wayne, N. (2020). Ealing Studios comedy collection (Film Movement edition). Studio Canal.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Paul Douglas et al.. 2020. Ealing Studios Comedy Collection. Studio Canal.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Paul Douglas et al.. Ealing Studios Comedy Collection Studio Canal, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Douglas, Paul, et al. Ealing Studios Comedy Collection Film Movement edition, Studio Canal, 2020.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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