Product Details

• Actors: David Niven, Teresa Wright, Evelyn Keyes, Farley Granger, Jayne Meadows
• Directors: Irving Reis
• Writers: John Patrick, Rumer Godden
• Producers: Samuel Goldwyn
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• 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: MGM (Video & DVD)
• DVD Release Date: March 8, 2005
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0006TPE06
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,442 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Enchantment" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Two generations of lovers struggle to determine whether practicality or passion should guide their fate in this "heartwarming and delightful" (The Hollywood Reporter) tale. Starring Academy AwardÂ(r) winners* David Niven and Teresa Wright and "filmed with tenderness and rhythmic beauty" (Cue), Enchantment casts a captivating spell! As a young man, Rollo (Niven) was kept from his true love, Lark (Wright), by the scheming of his spiteful older sister. Years later, he's pleased to see his niece and Lark's nephew falling in love. But war is raging and the future looks bleak. Can Rollo keep another couple from losing their chance at happiness? *Niven: Actor, Separate Tables (1958); Wright: Supporting Actress, Mrs. Miniver (1942)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A film about true love lost and about to happen again., January 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Enchantment [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A beautifully acted movie with a love story of long ago interspersed with a present one. David Niven, Teresa Wright, Evelyn Keyes and Farley Granger play the leads and you watch their development in great hope that history will not repeat itself a second time. This film, made in 1948, is set in World War II London. The pressing crisis of the war threatens the one romance while the one from long ago was threatened by a different force. You will enjoy this movie tremendously -- I highly recommend it!

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and tender love story following 2 generations, April 1, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Enchantment [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A little girl is brought into a house the day her parents died in a tragic accident. She is raised by a cruel stepsister, however she is treated kindly by her two stepbrothers. The story unfolds through their lives and the lives of their children. It is a story about love and missed opportunities and the value opening your heart and not missing out on the beauty life has to offer because of fear of emotional hurt. I hope you will enjoy this wonderful classic movie. The cast does a fine job, especially David Niven. If you are a David Niven fan you will definitely enjoy this movie.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Romantic!, March 2, 2005

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Saucy Varlat "Mermaid" (an island) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Enchantment (DVD)

I first saw this movie on television as a child. It became one of my all time favorite movies. I was so affected by it that when my first and only child was born I named her Lark after Theresa Wright's character. To this day both she and I get compliments and questions regarding the origin of her unique and beautiful name. I would recommend this film to everyone I know!