Fellwanderer

It was - and I had to try very hard to concentrate on the screen!

But seriously, I have absolutely no doubt that whenever I'm down in London again during the week, I shall be making a booking* to see it again - even without Frith.

* Unless yet another miracle has happened and the rights issue has been resolved

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Fellwanderer

Didn't get the chance to watch it yesterday - watched TRC first and by the time that had finished, I'd lost my place in the queue!

Just watched it again and had my faith in man's goodness to man reaffirmed.

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stevie boy

neither read the book or seen the film, I will put that right this year

Fellwanderer

It is the only case I can think of where both the book and the film have brought tears to my eyes.

Almost the only place you will find a poor copy of the film is on this forum.

And, yes - Camel's LP was based on the book and film.

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Steve Crook

Do you mean that everywhere else offers better quality copies?
Or that this is the only place where you'll find any copies at all, but they're not very good quality?

Steve

Fellwanderer

Sorry - unclear

The only copies that are not locked away are very poor and most of them will be found on this site. Despite their quality - the ones I have are my most prized dvds.

The only known clean copies are at the BFI and UCLA, though I have heard on one rumoured to be in a Belgium library and the possibility of a reasonable vhs version - which has yet to materialise from the claimant.

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Fellwanderer

Paul Gallico wrote the novella and then the screenplay. Then it appears he decided that the film added nothing so he stipulated that it should never be shown again.

That seems most perverse, especially as everyone who has seen it has been incredibly moved by it and remembers it so clearly after all those years and after a single viewing.

I believe his widow is happy for it to be released but it may be that the rights were taken over by the company who were intending a remake [thankfully that doesn't look as if it will materialise]. Obviously, they wouldn't have liked to see a masterpiece out at the same time as their offering - even though Jenny was originally to have been in it.

I still have hopes that something will happen.

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bigcarl

a wonderful film and story that made me blubber 35 years after seeing it once as a child.

the quality is poor, but it's watchable and doesn't in any way destroy the fabric of this sad and uplifting, bittersweet tale.

monspencer

I can only add to what everyone else has been saying. A wonderful book and film, with such a mystery over the film not being released.

My DVD copy is indeed poor, but watchable, and indeed, whenever I watch it, it brings tears to my eyes, and I'm male.

Richard Harris is magnificent, as always, as is Jenny Agutter

If only I had known about the BFI facility before I retired 6000 miles away from Britain a couple of years ago.

I will end this post by saying that I hope that whatever is left for me in this lifetime, one thing will be to see a 'proper' copy of this wonderful film again.