The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972)

[DB7]

Films of my life: Kate Mosse

· The Amazing Mr Blunden (Lionel Jeffries 1972)

The film that began my interest in time-slip stories was The Amazing Mr Blunden, which came out in 1972 when I was 11 and it's just wonderful. It's based on Antonia Barber's novel about a haunted house. My two younger sisters and I watched it together as children and it was everything you want from a children's film. It's incredibly atmospheric and clever but it raises all those questions of whether you can change time. I've now bought the DVD for my sisters and we've all watched it with our own children and it was just as good. I can see now that it had a direct effect on my writing.

[Azanti]

Love this movie, Rosalyn Landor was the brother of a school friend of mine, Adam. It was ironic that I did not realise that she lived one road away from me and as a kid I had a terrible crush on her as a result of seeing this film.

The death of the other actress in it, later in life, an ex of Peter Sellers, was tragic.

[HIPPIEDAVE]

Yes I saw this when it came out too, I was 11 as well, great film

[billy bentley]

Sounds great, is it commercially available on DVD ?

[Santonix]

Yes it is available on DVD and it's well worth getting.

[Tricky]

Very good film is a fav of mine

[Carmel]

I love this film, it is so worth the watch.

[billy bentley]

I'm in NYC and so I looked on ebay, all the copies are "public domain copies" but seem to come from the same source. Has anyone seen one of these ?

[Chris B]

Hi Billy
great film one of my favourites, it was originally put out by Anchor Bay I should look out for one of these I have one it it is a good transfer, it is officially deleted from sale in England, pm me if you have a problem.
Regards Chris B

[byebyebadman]

brilliant film! dianna doors is still sexy even with bad teeth!

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by byebyebadman brilliant film! dianna doors is still sexy even with bad teeth!

Bad teeth? Does she wear falsies (on her teeth)?

Steve

[Handykins]

Fantastic film. Highly recommend it

[room 237]

Originally Posted by DB7 Films of my life: Kate Mosse · The Amazing Mr Blunden (Lionel Jeffries 1972) The film that began my interest in time-slip stories was The Amazing Mr Blunden, which came out in 1972 when I was 11 and it's just wonderful. It's based on Antonia Barber's novel about a haunted house. My two younger sisters and I watched it together as children and it was everything you want from a children's film. It's incredibly atmospheric and clever but it raises all those questions of whether you can change time. I've now bought the DVD for my sisters and we've all watched it with our own children and it was just as good. I can see now that it had a direct effect on my writing.

Was this the film that starred another movie icon the great Diana Doors who played an evil cook i think and was put in charge of the children and to whom set a plan to burn down the house with the children in it?
If this is the film Yes i too recall this gem in fact the original BBC television series which ran for a time many moons ago called the secret Garden was very similar.
I have a passion for these films including The Railway Children the original film of course.