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zmu| Goodbye, Mr. Chips
ID:
1969
Comments:
Director: Herbert Ross
Screenplay: James Hilton, Terence Rattigan
Producer: Arthur P. Jacobs, Mort Abrahams
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, Michael Redgrave, Alison Leggatt, Siân Phillips
Genre: Art House & International

Running Time: 155
Aspect Ratio:  2.20:1 (NTSC )
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Japanese, Thai
Features:
Studio:  Warner Home Video DVD Region:  1 G
DVD Release:  Jan 2009 Discs:  1 (Cloud) []
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Reviews:  Robert Donat won an Oscar for his portrayal of the humble British don in the 1939 film "Goodbye, Mr. Chips"--and Peter O'Toole was nominated for his version of the role in this lackluster musical (he, along with Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight of "Midnight Cowboy", lost to John Wayne in "True Grit"). O'Toole is affecting as the shy English schoolteacher at a private boys' school who is brought out of his shell by the love of a good woman, then goes on to become a teaching legend after her tragic death. But the idea of turning this touching tale into a musical (with totally forgettable songs by John Williams and Leslie Bricusse) was almost as wrong-headed as having O'Toole do his own singing--or as casting singer Petula Clark as his wife. "--Marshall Fine"


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