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Persuasion (BBC, 1971)

starring: Anne Firbank, Bryan Marshall, Basil Dignam, Valerie Gearon, Marian Spencer
directed by: Howard Baker

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790770260
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Original recording remastered, NTSC
ISBN: 0790770261
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 24, 2004
Running Time: 225 minutes
Sales Rank: 25664
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: 1971



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Product Description:
This beautifully remastered dramatization of Persuasion conveys all the passions and frustrations of Jane Austen's most mature heroine. When Anne Elliot turned down Captain Wentworth's proposal of marriage she allowed herself to be persuaded by her snobbish family's conviction of his unworthiness. But now after a separation of eight years Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth are to meet again and the tables have turned. Her former lover's fortunes have prospered and he is now returned from a career at sea both eligible and affluent. Anne's father Sir Walter Elliot of Kellynch Hall has been forced to lease their home and move the family into a rather small abode in Bath. Just as Anne now recognizes the false values that persuaded her to reject Captain Wentworth so she must accept that his heart now seems set upon the youth and beauty of the impetuous Louisa Musgrove.Running Time: 225 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 794051168627

Amazon.com:
Jane Austen's Persuasion receives a devoted treatment in this 1971 BBC production. A financial blow to the Elliot family brings the eldest daughter, Anne (Ann Firbank), back in contact with Captain Wentworth (Bryan Marshall), whose offer of marriage she was persuaded to decline seven years before. Will the conflicting forces of social rules, family interference, and personal temperament allow her to set things right? The capable cast of this clean, straightforward adaptation bring Austen's satirical characterizations to vivid life. Firbank earns our sympathies with quiet grace and exquisitely restrained yearning. While the stronger, headlong pace of the 1995 film version of Persuasion makes for a more concentrated emotional pay-off, this two-part miniseries, at four hours, captures more of the novel's details, making it just as satisfying. Austen's skillful plotting makes the romantic hopes and fortunes of the 19th-century English middle class as suspenseful as any mystery or thriller. --Bret Fetzer



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Persuasion..1971
Most complete and true to the novel treatment. No captions available which makes it hard to understand ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A good dramitization. Very good character development and good countryside settings
I guess that folks are just not used to doing things people did in 19th century England, like going ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - A Play on DVD
This version is a play that was taped and put on DVD. Imagine a high school play with the painted backdrop, ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - My favourite Anne Elliot
My favourite Persuasion is still this 1971 old tv series. Initially, the 1971 filming was a bit startling, ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - favorite
I have had the video for years and worn it out, the dvd is as good and enjoyable as the video.

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