Tom saves sarah whilst jamie is able to guide georgie out of the mansion but mr and mrs wickens and bella all perish. Blunden is a 1972 family mystery film involving ghosts directed by lionel jeffries, based on the novel the ghosts by antonia barber. A lawyer named mr smith visits the allens and tell them that the george. In his later years, character actor lionel jeffries had a secondary career as a sympathetic director of films made for and about young people, notably the.
Once there lucy and jamie meet the ghosts of two children who died in a fire there 100 years ago to the day. The amazing mr blunden is a spectacularly underrated film that i always used to watch at christmas time as a kid. Though i most certainly have a life, i tend to go to the. Jamie and mr blunden travel through the fire by holding hands in order to reach the children. Blunden 1972 cast and crew a british gentlemans ghost laurence naismith takes a widows two children lynne frederick, garry miller from 1918 to 1818, to change history. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Blunden by antonia barber 1969 short listed for the carnegie medal. In 1918, impoverished widow and mother mrs allen is visited by the solicitor mr blunden naismith, who offers her a job as a housekeeper at a rundown country estate. Blunden meant young siren thought diana dors was a character actress who looked like this and it was a few years before. Blunden 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. We start off on this page with old time movies worldwide then at the top, above the great lucille balls head you will see the grey header with the sub categories, just click on the title you want to view ie. The amazing mr blunden 1972 the movie database tmdb.
Diana dors, garry miller, laurence naismith, lynne frederick. Nevertheless this is a sweet and good natured film which should have been better. X, also known as the spiritualist, is a 1948 american horror thriller film noir directed by bernard vorhaus with cinematography by john alton. Im a huge film fan and will watch pretty much any type of film, from martial arts to westerns, from romances though i dont really like romcoms. Blunden was lionel jeffries second directorial effort after family favourite, the railway children.
Dvd actordirector lionel jeffries followup to the railway children was this atmospheric adaptation of antonia barbers. The family become the housekeepers to a derelict country mansion in the. Allen and her young children in her squalid, tiny camden town flat and makes her an offer she cannot refuse. The title character is a ghost, doomed to roam his mansion until an ageold mystery is solved. Two poor, plucky teenagers lynne frederick and garry miller are visited by a mysterious 19thcentury lawyer, mr blunden laurence naismith, who, straight off the bat, asks the duo if theyd. I bring it up because between pages 1 and 8 is an enormous story filled with mystery, adventure, suspense and characters that are thoughtfully and thoroughly realized. The amazing mr blunden compelling, simply magical, and delightfully spooky. Yts subtitles in english subtitles, subtitle indonesia and any languages for your favourite movies. The amazing mr blunden 1972 letterboxd social film. Its a wonderful story, the poor editing of the film is very sad. It stars laurence naismith, lynne frederick, garry miller, rosalyn landor, marc granger, diana dors, madeline smith, and james villiers. Blunden yify yts ag, yts am yify yts movie the amazing mr. Old time cliffhanger movie serials and it will take you to that page or just click below on the movie section below you are interested in. Download subtitles for the amazing mr blunden two children are asked by ghosts to solve an ancient mystery.
The magic and the ghostliness which are the raison detre for the film are underused and used too late to eradicate the yawning moments. A widow dorothy alison and her two children are hired by the wraithlike blunden to aid him in his. X, also known as the spiritualist, is a film noir directed by bernard vorhaus with cinematography by john alton. Limited editon box set the mysterious but kindly solicitor mr blunden visits mrs. The novel was made into a very popular film in 1972 the amazing mr blunden which was directed by lionel jeffries and was the first film stephen saw at the cinema. Intrada special collection volume isc 436 country united states format cd release date 8oct2019 upn 720258543608. She used to watch it on tv and once recorded it on vhs but the quality was never that good and we could never find it on dvd online. Lionel jeffries directs with a whimsical and evicative manner making us feel we once lived in more innocent and caring times. The amazing mr blunden download srt and ass for movies and. The film tells the story of a phony spiritualist racket. The amazing mr blunden was selected by mark gatiss as his neglected classic of the 1970s on radio fours the film programme. Allen and her young children in her squalid, tiny camden town flat, and makes her an offer she cant refuse. The amazing mr blunden is another nostalgic family classic from the railway.
Like nightmare alley 1947, this film tells the story of a. Handled with that sense of enchanted stillness which is one of jeffries great gifts as a director, the apparitions, the apprehensions, and the atmosphere of brooding menace about the house. Mar 08, 20 two poor, plucky teenagers lynne frederick and garry miller are visited by a mysterious 19thcentury lawyer, mr blunden laurence naismith, who, straight off the bat, asks the duo if theyd. The fireravaged derelict stately home was in fact heatherden hall, on the estate of which the studios are. My mum watched the amazing mr blunden as a kid and it remained her favourite film till now, like 30 years later. The amazing mr blunden manages to be charming and eerie, fantastical yet rooted in real emotions. Adapted from antonia barbers novel, the ghosts, it is a creepy yet magical family film filled with nostalgia and fantastical adventure. To some better than jeffries other family film the railway children, and if you like ghost stories in the edwardian period its a. The film is prominently featured in altons book on cinematography painting with light 1949.
We found subtitles for the program the amazing mr blunden. Maggie woods, motorbar vintage british childrens cinema they certainly dont make them like this any more, and they certainly should a great family film. Allen and her young children in their squalid, tiny camden town flat and makes her an offer she cannot refuse. Find similar and related movies for the amazing mr. One day the children meet the spirits of two other children who died in the mansion nearly a hundred years prior. Tweet theres a strange sense of symmetry evoked by watching lionel jeffries the amazing mr blunden in 20, some 40 years after this tale of time travel and ghostly redemption initially saw the light of day. Once there lucy and jamie meet the ghosts of two children who died in a fire there 100 years ago to. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. The amazing mr blunden is a british television film from 1972 that positively reeks of quality from beginning. This movie is a classic fantasy film about two children who travel back in time to save the lives of two children who died in a fire 100 years ago.
Kelly presents for hemisphere productions, elmer bernstein scores. Blunden is a 1972 british family mystery film involving ghosts film directed by lionel jeffries, based on the novel the ghosts by antonia barber. Allen and her young children in her squalid, tiny camden town flat and makes her an. With laurence naismith, graham crowden, dorothy alison, benjamin smith. The family become the housekeepers to a derelict country mansion in the charge of the solicitors. A fine adaptation of antonia barbers novel the ghosts, which begins with a quiet nostalgia.
The amazing mr blunden 1972 out on dvd 11th march hcf. The film was shot at pinewood studios in 1971 with location filming around the village and church at hedgerley. The amazing mr blunden 1972 to a certain demographic type, mr blunden was the kind of film which had a profound effect on their childhood. I knew i would love a film penned by julian fellowes. Blunden 1972 a british gentlemans ghost laurence naismith takes a widows two children lynne frederick, garry miller from 1918 to 1818, to change history.
The amazing mr blunden download srt and ass for movies. The amazing mr blunden 1972, directed by lionel jeffries. Laurence naismith is more sinister than likeable as mr blunden, but look for an underused diana dors. On that note, upp prague should be ashamed of themselves for doing such a lousy upload of such an amazing movie. Jamie is protected from the fire but mr blunden is not. A lot of middleclass kids grew up with mr blunden and his ilk candleshoe, one of our dinosaurs is missing, anything else from the bumper book of 70s family films it seemed that every easter holiday not christmas, that would be too appropriate it. Blunden himself seems a lot more confident in the film, though still guiltstricken, he does not seem nearly as morose when offering the allens a job and gleefully wishes lucy and jamie a happy christmas.
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