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March of the Wooden Soldiers
Starring: Richard Alexander , Frank Austin , Billy Bletcher , Henry Brandon , and Baldwin Cooke Director: Charley Rogers , and Meins, Gus Manufacturer: Good Times Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000JZHK Release Date: 2001-05-15 |
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The most lavish feature built around Laurel and Hardy, 1934's March of the Wooden Soldiers is also the most bizarre. Opening unpromisingly with one of several mawkish numbers derived from Victor Herbert's musical Babes in Toyland, the antics of toyshop laborers Stannie Dum and Ollie Dee are worked into a scenario midway between Lewis Carroll and the Brothers Grimm. Nursery-rhyme characters come and go in a surreal fantasy, with the evil Mr. Barnaby threatening to evict Widow Peep from her shoe unless he receives her daughter Bo in marriage. The movie culminates in a full-scale invasion of Toyland by the yeti-ish Bogeymen and their defeat by the 100 six-foot wooden soldiers which Stan and Ollie have built by mistake. Henry Brandon gives a characterful performance, while 1930s child star Charlotte Henry is an appealing heroine. Directors Gus Meins and Charles R. Rogers milk the slapstick to an increasingly unnerving degree. Reputedly Hardy's favorite among the double act's features, March of the Wooden Soldiers emerges now as their most audacious screen appearance. --Richard WhitehouseCustomer Reviews:
Inferior DVD presentation, there are better copies out there........2007-07-13
Very good, maybe neccessary.......2007-06-08
March of the Wooden Soldiers.......2007-03-21
Good Experience.......2007-03-09
A great Holiday Movie Classic.......2007-02-27
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March of the Wooden Soldiers
Starring: Frank Austin , Billy Bletcher , Henry Brandon , William Burress , and Alice Dahl Director: Gus Meins Manufacturer: Legend ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000HLDFKO Release Date: 2006-11-07 |
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All of the Mother Goose characters join Santa Claus in Toyland. -Originally produced in 1934, it is now newly restored in color -Also includes restored B/W version -Includes bonus Rudolph short animated featureCustomer Reviews:
"March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934) ... Laurel & Hardy ... Legend Films (2006)".......2007-09-09
March of the Wooden Soldiers.......2007-06-20
This is a great holiday movie.......2007-05-26
Displaced from NY/NJ .......2007-03-24
Just as I didn't remember it!.......2007-01-19
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March of the Wooden Soldiers
Starring: Richard Alexander , Frank Austin , Billy Bletcher , Henry Brandon , and Baldwin Cooke Director: Charley Rogers , and Meins, Gus Manufacturer: PASSPORT VIDEO ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000DJYPN Release Date: 2003-12-09 |
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The most lavish feature built around Laurel and Hardy, 1934's March of the Wooden Soldiers is also the most bizarre. Opening unpromisingly with one of several mawkish numbers derived from Victor Herbert's musical Babes in Toyland, the antics of toyshop laborers Stannie Dum and Ollie Dee are worked into a scenario midway between Lewis Carroll and the Brothers Grimm. Nursery-rhyme characters come and go in a surreal fantasy, with the evil Mr. Barnaby threatening to evict Widow Peep from her shoe unless he receives her daughter Bo in marriage. The movie culminates in a full-scale invasion of Toyland by the yeti-ish Bogeymen and their defeat by the 100 six-foot wooden soldiers which Stan and Ollie have built by mistake. Henry Brandon gives a characterful performance, while 1930s child star Charlotte Henry is an appealing heroine. Directors Gus Meins and Charles R. Rogers milk the slapstick to an increasingly unnerving degree. Reputedly Hardy's favorite among the double act's features, March of the Wooden Soldiers emerges now as their most audacious screen appearance. --Richard WhitehouseDescription
Also known as Babes In Toyland, this 1934 classic stars Laurel and Hardy as Stanley Dum and Ollie Dee, who do their bumbling best to help poor Little Bo Beep (Charlotte Henry who, a year earlier, played the title role in the all-star Alice in Wonderland) escape the evil clutches of Barnaby (a truly frightening Henry Brandon) and his band of Boogeymen.Also included is a special bonus: The rare 1921 silent short A Lucky Dog, which marked the very first joint appearance of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
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Inferior DVD presentation, there are better copies out there........2007-07-13
Very good, maybe neccessary.......2007-06-08
March of the Wooden Soldiers.......2007-03-21
Good Experience.......2007-03-09
A great Holiday Movie Classic.......2007-02-27
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Igor Stravinsky - The Soldier's Tale
Starring: Mike Mearian , Galina Panova , Max von Sydow , Dusan Makavejev , and Brother Theodore Director: R.O. Blechman , and Christian Blackwood Manufacturer: KOCH LORBER FILMS ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001Z9366 Release Date: 2004-07-13 |
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A Soldier's Tale
Starring: Gabriel Byrne , Marianne Basler , Paul Wyett , Judge Reinhold , and Benoît Régent Director: Larry Parr Manufacturer: Image Entertainment ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items: ASIN: 6305835594 Release Date: 2000-05-23 |
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Gabriel Byrne puts his rough-hewn chivalry to devastating use as the self-appointed protector of a beautiful French woman unjustly condemned by her past in this sneakily engrossing WWII drama. Based on a well-regarded novel by M.K. Joseph, this somber, not particularly cinematic film feels more like an adaptation of a play, with a minimal number of locations and a relentlessly dour world-view (Judge Reinhold's exceedingly broad cameo as a quintessential ugly American does serve to lighten up the mood a bit, albeit probably not in the way that the filmmakers intended). This admirably focused film may be a bit too bleak for some tastes, but Byrne's decidedly unheroic portrayal and an unsettling end sequence make it well worth watching for viewers in a gray state of mind. --Andrew WrightDescription
For one brief weekend, their love was all that mattered. It is 1944, Normandy, and British commandos are advancing across France. Camped outside a small town during a lull in the Allied progress, platoon leader Saul (Gabriel Byrne) wanders into the surrounding countryside with his trusted corporal, Charlie (Paul Wyett). Spotting an isolated farmhouse, they come upon a strikingly beautiful woman, Belle (Marianne Basler). Belle coldly rejects Saul's obvious advances. Her discomfort turns to terror with the approach of three armed Frenchmen, who prove to be members of the Resistance. They claim she is a traitor, responsible for the deaths of many Resistance fighters. As they take her away, Saul decides to protect her, turning his gun on the Frenchmen. While the men wait, Saul realizes the hopelessness of his desire to save Belle from the Resistance--and he realizes that he has only one option left to keep Belle safe.Customer Reviews:
Difficult Choices Made In Wartime.......2006-09-08
A PASSIONATE WEEKEND.......2001-03-22
Thus begins this complex story of a British soldier (Gabriel Byrne) whose encounter with an accused collaborator (Marianne Basler) stirs his passion and awakens within him feelings long buried. Transport yourself into time when war makes men into brutes, reduces religion to a mockery and denies people their humanity.
Gabriel Byrne and Marianne Basler give a remarkable performance as two accidental lovers caught up in the whirlwind of war in which there are no black and white answers. Your heart will be throbbing as you witness the dynamics of this couple. Themes of betrayal, objectification of women and lust emerge from this tale. This saga is outstanding in dealing with the emotions of soldiers, civilians and the church in a war which turns everything upside down. Witness this drama.
A complicated and moving tale.......2000-10-18
I loved this movie, it was interesting and thought provoking. I highly recommend it.
Haunting.......1998-12-19
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Hans Christian Andersen: The Fairy Tales - The Hardy Tin Soldier & Other Stories
Starring: Hardy Tin Soldier & Other Stories Manufacturer: Starlight Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000DZID7Y Release Date: 2006-03-21 |
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A newly animated version about the little tin soldier who was different from all the other tin soldiers. The factory was almost out of supplies when it was his time to be finished and there was only enough tin for one of his legs. But, Hardy proved that what he missed in limbs, he made up for with his bravery and loving heart. BONUS STORIES - The Golden Treasure / The Professor and the Flea
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A Tale of Winter / Conte d'hiver / Zimnjaja skazka by Eric Rohmer
Director: Eric Rohmer Manufacturer: Karmen Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: B000R06S40 |
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SHarlotta Veri ("Rojalistka"), Frederik Van Den Drejch (" Lagarder: Mstitel' v maske"), Mishel' Voletti v drame JErika Romera "Zimnjaja skazka". Bezuderzhnyj otpusknoj roman Felicii i SHarlja, provedennyj imi v Bretani, zavershilsja sluchajnym rasstavaniem s poterej adresov drug druga. Proshli gody. Teper' Felicija - mat' chetyrehletnej docheri JElizy, ch'i otcom javljaetsja SHarl'. U nee dva ljubovnika: bibliotekar' Loik i ee nachal'nik - intellektual Maksans. Felicija razryvaetsja mezhdu nimi, dogadyvajas', chto na samom dele ne ljubit nikogo iz nih. Bolee togo - ona do sih por sledit za prohozhimi v nadezhde uvidet' muzhchinu, s kotorym pjat' let nazad ispytala nastojawuju ljubov'...
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Autumn Tale / Conte d'automne / Osennyaya Skazka by Eric Rohmer
Director: Eric Rohmer Manufacturer: Karmen Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: B000R06Q8S |
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Mari Riv'er ("Vremja prowanija"), Alan Libo ("Rojalistka") v romanticheskom fil'me JErika Romera "Osennjaja skazka". Magali sorok pjat' let, po professii ona vinodel, a po semejnomu polozheniju vdova. Posle togo, kak vzroslye deti pokinuli rodnoj dom, ej nemnogo odinoko, i ee luchshaja podruga, Izabel', reshaet podyskat' dlja nee novogo muzha. V tajne ot Magali Izabel' pomewaet v mestnoj gazete ob#javlenie i nahodit prijatnuju kandidaturu po imeni ZHeral'd. V to zhe samoe vremja Rozin (devushka syna Magali) namerena poznakomit' potencial'nuju svekrov' so svoim byvshim uchitelem filosofii (i zaodno jeks-ljubovnikom) JEt'enom. V itoge poluchaetsja tak, chto na svad'be docheri Izabel' ni o chem ne podozrevajuwaja Magali znakomitsja srazu s oboimi muzhchinami...
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A Summer's Tale / Conte d'ete / Letnyaya Skazka by Eric Rohmer
Director: Eric Rohmer Manufacturer: Karmen Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: B000R021SM |
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Pupo Mel'vil' ("Pohititeli"), Amanda Langle, Gvenej Simon v romanticheskom fil'me "Letnjaja skazka". Zastenchivyj matematik Gaspar zhdet, chto k nemu na letnie kanikuly prisoedinitsja devushka Lena, a tem vremenem vstrechaet nekuju Margo - studentku, izuchajuwuju jentomologiju i podrabatyvajuwuju oficiantkoj. Spustja kakoe-to vremja Margo beret Gaspara s soboj na vecherinku, gde on znakomitsja s ewe odnoj devushkoj, Solin. I kogda Gaspar uzhe polnost'ju zaputalsja v svoih chuvstvah k obeim, k nemu nakonec priezzhaet nekogda dolgozhdannaja Lena...
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A Tale of Springtime / Conte de printemps / Vesennyaya Skazka by Eric Rohmer
Director: Eric Rohmer Manufacturer: Karmen Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: B000R056Z2 |
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Kujester JUg ("Tri cveta: Sinij"), Florens Djeril (" Graf Monte - Kristo: CHast' 1"), Ann Tejseder v romanticheskoj komedii JErika Romero "Vesennjaja skazka". ZHanna prepodaet filosofiju v licee. Ee drug v ot#ezde. I hotja u nee est' kljuchi ot dvuh kvartir (svoej i ljubovnika), ona ne hochet vozvrawat'sja ni v odnu iz nih. Tem vremenem poznakomivshajasja s nej na vecherinke studentka Natasha vovse ne protiv kompanii i predlagaet ZHanne perenochevat' vdvoem v parizhskih apartamentah ee otca - poskol'ku Igor' (tak ego zovut) byvaet, deskat', v nih krajne redko. K tomu zhe, zhenwiny chuvstvujut drug k drugu strannuju simpatiju. Spustja ewe neskol'ko dnej oni stanovjatsja nerazluchny. No vskore vyjasnjaetsja, chto odna iz prichin sblizhenija - stremlenie Natashi zamenit' nyneshnjuju ljubovnicu svoego otca... na ZHannu.DVD: