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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 0794051262424 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: BBC Warner Manufacturer: BBC Warner Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: BBC Warner Region Code: 1 Release Date: August 15, 2006 Running Time: 295 minutes Studio: BBC Warner Theatrical Release Date: 1983 Sales Rank: 24032 MPN: E2624
Product Description: Mr. Dombey (played by Julian Glover) is a proud and successful merchant but he is desperate for an heir to carry on the family business. He is delighted when his son and successor Paul is finally born but sadly the child's mother dies during childbirth. Dombey's daughter Florence adores her brother but suffers as a result of her father's neglect. Tragically Paul is a sickly child who passes away at a young age. Embittered by his son's untimely death Dombey takes a new wife the beautiful Edith Granger who eventually tires of her husband's ways and leaves him. Alone without his fortune son or wife Dombey must put his trust in those he abandoned.Running Time: 295 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/CLASSIC UPC: 794051262424 Manufacturer No: E2624
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Thoroughly enjoyable!
I'd never seen Dombey & Son, nor had I ever read the book, so I didn't really know what to expect. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire show. There is something about Dickens that only the British know ... Read More
Rating: - Another Dickens classic
If you like Dickens' books you will certainly appreciate this TV version with its authentic recreation of Victorian times. This 1983 BBC miniseries was created with a limited budget, but it is well worth ... Read More
Rating: - Jewel BUT
This is a jewel except for the ending. Should of been more complete. Leaves you wondering where the final chapter was -- and there isn't one.
Rating: - these BBC classics are 'classics'
Maybe it's a nostalgia trip but I've been waiting for these series to be released on DVD for a long time. In the 70's and 80's these multi-part adaptations used to be shown on TV here in the UK on a Sunday ... Read More
Rating: - Dombey and Son
"Dombey and Son" is about a relationship between a father and a daughter. Mr.Dombey has predestined his son to become his coworker in his business. Over the years, Mr. Dombey's son gets all the attention and ... Read More
- Thoroughly enjoyable!
- Jewel BUT