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Your Favourite British Films Name your favourite British film or make a case for an underrated classic.


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Old 28-01-2008, 06:58 PM
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My favorite british film is the above. The reason why is that it starred our oun jean simmons and was made by our oun j arthur rank. the later versions of this film were not as good,including the acting.

did anyone out there see this film ?

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My favorite british film is the above. The reason why is that it starred our oun jean simmons and was made by our oun j arthur rank. the later versions of this film were not as good,including the acting.

did anyone out there see this film ?
Yes, a beautiful film.

Watching it as a boy, I fell for the girl playing the young Jean Simmons - and was then amazed when I found out it was Susan Stranks form Magpie! Who, of course I was also in love with. Already I mean. It was like a time warp. Or not.

Donald Houston is great here too. But not as pretty.

The remake is a soft-porn monstrosity.
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Sorry, T. Just realised you wouldn't have a clue what Magpie was. It was a 1970s kids' TV magazine show. Susan Stranks was the first female presenter and was a very blue-stocking head-girl sensible English sexpot. I loved her.

She was about the age I was when I first saw The Blue Lagoon when she made the film - 10 years old.
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Both versions were shot on the same Island close to Fiji.
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It is intesting to note that neither of the talented leads evers quites achieved their potential. JS did have a hollywood career but never really became one of the legends despite a number of very good films and performances. DH despite a charismatic persona was never really used well as a leading man and was demoted to character parts pretty quickly.
Thats the joke that killed the Music Hall !
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