Anthony.Pelissier.The.Rocking.Horse.Winner.1949.DVDR.NTSC.DVD9.nfo
THE ROCKING HORSE WINNER (1949)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042898/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006G8H2/
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DVD Studio: Homevision Entertainment
DVD Release Date: September 24, 2002
Director: Anthony Pelissier
Description
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Like the classic D.H. Lawrence story it's based upon, The Rocking Horse Winner is timeless and disturbingly effective. One of only seven films directed by Anthony Pelissier, this beautifully atmospheric British production ranks as the definitive filming of Lawrence's oft-adapted story, made shortly after David Lean's Oliver Twist and Great Expectations and featuring some of the same actors. John Howard Davies--excellent as Oliver in Lean's film--is equally fine as the young boy who obsessively rides his new rocking horse, mysteriously gaining the ability to predict winners of actual horse races. This rescues his profligate mother (Valerie Hobson) from financial ruin, but her reckless materialism is inevitably marred by tragedy. Although British censors slightly softened the tragic blow that ends Lawrence's story, its impact is not diminished. With John Mills in a pivotal role as producer and costar, this is a masterful film not to be missed.
Format: NTSC
DVD Size: 6.21 GB -- Exact Untouched Copy
Runtime (main feature): 91 minutes
Type: Black and White
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Sound (main feature): English DD2.0
Subtitles: none
Disc Features
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# Michael Almeryda's Short Film "The Rocking Horse Winner".
# Audio Track of John Shea Reading for Radio.
# Three Audio Excerpts of the Chamber Opera Adaptation.
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