Ann Rule's And Never Let Her Go

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Thomas Capano has power, influence, and money. Anne Marie Fahey has a desperate need to escape. From Ann Rule, "the queen of the true-crime genre" (Philadelphia Inquirer), comes the shocking true story of a love that turns to cruel obsession, and the perf

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Never Let Go
Starring: Richard Todd , Peter Sellers , Elizabeth Sellars , Adam Faith , and Carol White
Director: John Guillermin
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
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Release Date: 2005-06-07

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Remembered dimly as Peter Sellers's only venture into "serious" acting, Never Let Go has a lot of other things to recommend it, mostly because it manages to include a lot of the lurid elements that gained it an X rating in 1960. It has a near-demented melodrama plot, as two desperate obsessives collide in a bizarre feud. Richard Todd, doing meek and put-upon, is a sales rep for smug Peter Jones's cosmetics firm whose life is turned upside down when his car is stolen by Adam Faith. Looking like an inhabitant of Royston Vasey in The League of Gentlemen, Sellers plays a grinning small-time crook who runs a legitimate garage that serves as a front for the car thieves and is sugar daddy to teenage tartlet Carol White. Typical of Sellers's demonic rottenness is a scene in which he breaks down-and-out Melvyn Johns's heart by stamping on his beloved terrapin. "Peanut" Todd's crusade to get back his auto (catchphrase "what about my car?") brings trouble too: he gets repeatedly beaten up, abandoned by his wife (Elizabeth Sellars), and dragged to the edge of madness for a final punch-up in a garage. With a delightfully sleazy, jazzy John Barry score, lots of the color of criminal London circa 1960, and a parade of welcome character actors (John le Mesurier, David Lodge, Noel Willman, Nigel Stock), Never Let Go has its soapy spells, but it's a fascinating relic. --Kim Newman

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On the violent streets of London, thieves steal cars, remodel them and sell them on the black market at the blink of an eye but this time they've met their match. OscarÂ(r)-nominee* Peter Sellers (Being There) stars as the head of a vicious auto-theft gang in this gripping underworldthriller full of grit, defiance and suspense. It's hard making a living, and for downtrodden cosmetics salesman John Cummings (Richard Todd), it gets even harder when his brand-new car ispinched. Drowning in debt and desperate to prove to his wife that he's not a failure, he'll stop atnothing to get his wheels back. But when his snooping ticks off the gang's ruthless boss (Sellers),a final showdown between the two men becomes inevitable. The only question is, who will drive away? *1979: Actor, Being There; 1964: Actor, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb; 1959: Live Action Short Subject, The Running, Jumping and Standing-Still Film

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British Noir with a villainous Sellers.......2005-06-23

This is a gritty and grim British film noir that shows a very different side of the great Peter Sellers.

In a rare dramatic role, he is a ruthless and sadistic leader of a gang of car thieves. Filmed in atmospheric black and white with a jazz score (by John Barry), this is definitely a must see for fans of the genre and Sellers.

By all accounts, Sellers was a genius, but also a strange man who inhabited his characters and stayed in persona even when the director called "Cut!"

He also brought his work home with him. I read in a biography that his wife was very happy when this movie wrapped production! When you see his performance, you'll understand why.

Sellers Does Brando.......2005-06-11

Despite the seedy London locales and the jazzy score by John Barry this tale of a down-on-his-luck cosmetics salesman who gets his car pinched by a gang of car thieves is overbaked melodrama. As the film progresses it just gets sillier and sillier. Peter Sellers, to let us know that he is "acting", chews whatever scenery is handy. He glowers, he emotes, he launches spittle. Recommended only for camp value or Sellers completists.

Peter Sellers Rules!!!.......2005-06-01

The late,great Peter Sellers rules in this finally released film on DVD.It's a must see!!!

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British Noir with a villainous Sellers
Sellers Does Brando
Peter Sellers Rules!!!

Never Let Go [Region 2]
Starring: Richard Todd , Peter Sellers , Elizabeth Sellars , Adam Faith , and Carol White
Director: John Guillermin
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ASIN: B00006L9VA

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British Noir with a villainous Sellers.......2005-06-23

Sellers Does Brando.......2005-06-11

Peter Sellers Rules!!!.......2005-06-01

The late,great Peter Sellers rules in this finally released film on DVD.It's a must see!!!

And Never Let Her Go [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ]

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And Never Let Her Go
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And Never Let Her Go [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ]
Director: Peter Levin
Manufacturer: MRA
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Australia released, PAL/Region 4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. LANGUAGES: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), English (Subtitles), SYNOPSIS: Based on a true crime story, the two-part TV movie And Never Let Her Go recounts the disappearance of Anne Marie Fahey in June of 1996, and the subsequent arrest and conviction of her accused murderer. Hired as a secretary by powerful Delaware attorney and gubernatorial aide, Thomas Capano (Mark Harmon), Anne Marie enters into a torrid and ofttimes abusive affair with her kinky boss. When Anne Marie's relatives report that she is missing, the governor of Delaware solicits the aid of the U.S. Department of Justice to solve the case. Although detective Frank Gugliatta (Paul Michael Glaser) and assistant U.S. attorney Colm Connolly (Steve Eckholdt) suspect that Capano has done away with Anne Marie, they are stymied by a lack of tangible proof...notably, the girl's body. It is not until Anne Marie's diary turns up in a most unexpected manner that Gugliatta and Connolly are able to fully act upon their suspicions -- and even then, the ultimate solution rests with the cooperation (or lack of same) of Capano's brother, Gerry (David Hewlett). Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis appears as Thomas Capano's formidable mother. Filmed in Toronto and told largely in flashback, And Never Let Her Go was originally telecast by CBS on April 1 and 4, 2001. SPECIAL FEATURES: Trailer(s), Interactive Menu,

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And Never Let Her Go.......2007-04-05

Where can I order the english version region 1 of And Never Let Her Go

Great Movie.......2007-03-07

Although the movie was long, I couldn't tear myself away - not even to eat dinner! Mark Harmon was very believable in the lead role. The story was intriguing, but sad. If this were a book, it would be "a real page turner".

Wouldn't play.......2007-02-25

I received this DVD from the seller and it wouldn't play on my DVD player because of "area limitations". The address on the outside of the package was pretty illegible so I couldn't return it or get in touch. I'm one of Ann Rule's biggest admirers and was looking forward to seeing the movie.

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