MikeA

Just wondered if there are any fans of this film out there? Based on a DH Lawrence story, and starring child actor John Howard Davies, I was terrified when I watched this film on TV as a youngster. Saw it again a few years ago and was still gripped. Anyone else?

.....mine has gin in it.....

paulsroom

Does anyone have any information and opinions about this film? I notice that in addition to John Howard Davies as the child lead, there are several major British film stars of the time (1951)

CreamguideFilms

Adapted from a story by DH Lawrence and,erm,that's about it.Aside from the fact that it's very good and gets an outing on TV about once every eighteen months,usually on Channel 4.It got an airing on June 12th 2002 but it's been on once more since then,this year I think.

paulsroom

Thanks Guys, for your information. This is truly a site that fills all the gaps in my British film knowledge - which I am continually expanding.

I think the ventriloquist scene in "Dead of Night" was really good. And no matter how times I watch it, Hugo Fitch still sends a shiver down my spine!

paulsroom

I've found a dvd version on the web that has a whole load of interesting extras. This is a region 1 dvd (which can now be played on multi-region dvd players) on sale at Amazon, USA. Does anyone know about this dvd, and if so, is it any good?

Eutychus

Assume you haven't been waiting by the computer for a reply for 18 months! Down here in Oz our national TV (ABC) seem to have a library of (I'm guessing) about 50 British films from the 30's-50's which they rotate daily in the early hours of the morning over and over and over and....... Last night was TRHW's turn and it was just as eerily good then as the first 20 times it's been on. Waiting now for The Tunnel to be reprised for the umpteenth time. Interestingly, one of our state engineers must have seen The Tunnel because a couple of recent highway tunnels in local hills have entrances exactly as depicted in the last scene of the film!

bhowells

Does this film ever show up on tv these days, havent seen it since I was a kid in the seventies?

Nick Dando

It's been on a number of times in the last five years or so, usually on Channel Four, I believe.

Nick

bhowells

Thanks for that Nick.

Captain Oates

There is an excellent R1 DVD available:

[url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rocking-Horse-Winner-REGION-NTSC]

Great extras as well...

maturin

Some details from the Amazon review:

I'd agree except I'd have to say that the Almereyda short isn't interesting at all: in fact it was incomprehensible and dull.
(and I'm afraid I don't think much of his Hamlet)
The audio extras are much better.

The film is excellent of course, but if I'd found my son riding a rocking horse in such a frenzied manner (Equus-esque and as the reviewer above says - Oedipal) I'd have had the thing sent to the charity shop straightaway and substituted something safer and more suitable for his age: a ventriloquist's dummy for example. What possible harm could one of those do?