Product Details

• Actors: Lisa Harrow, Anthony Hopkins, Brian Stirner, Simon Ward
• Directors: Claude Whatham
• Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• DVD Release Date: November 14, 2000
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004Y6AF
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,200 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "All Creatures Great and Small" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Customer Reviews

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking!!!, September 13, 2000

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J. Williams (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All Creatures Great & Small [VHS] (VHS Tape)

After watching the series on PBS, I was not sure if I would like the sudden switch of characters, but I was pleasantly surprised. I found that the acting was perfectly done and the emotions and struggles experienced by the characters were captivating. Immediately, I was drawn in to the story as the actors unveiled the identities of the characters I had come to know and understand through reading the Herriot stories.

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A pleasurable film in its own right, April 6, 2002

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R. Riis "rriis" (NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All Creatures Great and Small (DVD)

To criticize this delightful film by comparing it to the beloved television series is fairly silly, since the series had the time and scope to flesh out the characters and allow them to develop in a way a single film cannot. The film version, admittedly compressing a leisurely and anecdotal book into a two-hour overview, nevertheless does a terrific job of capturing the pace and character of these amiable vets and their clients and the scenic Yorkshire countryside that made the books so appealing. The cast is altogether excellent. The television series, which comes out on DVD in May 2002, is not to be missed. This film is likewise pleasurable viewing.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL!, November 8, 2001

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Michael Anthony Brenton (The Other Side of the Known Universe) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All Creatures Great and Small (DVD)

This television movie based on the best selling autobiography of country veterinarian James Herriot came before the popular BBC television series. Simon Ward, Anthony Hopkins and Lisa Harrow star in this charming little tale about the new vet who moves a to Yorkshire farming community in the 1930's. Along the way he not only wins his neighbors over but also finds romance. Directed by Claude Whatham, this 1974 film does not have the depth of the television series, but you can clearly see why people would want more of the same on a more regular basis.