Product Details

• Actors: Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Braun Media
• DVD Release Date: August 8, 2006
• Run Time: 123 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000HEWEUS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,003 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Almost lost forever, this is a cinematic treasure, December 20, 2007

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Doc Holliday (Great Northwest) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gaslight (DVD)

After seeing Anton Walbrook in "49th Parallel" (1941), "The Life and Times of Colonel Blimp" (1943), "Red Shoes" (1948), I am definitely a Walbrook fan. His acting is skilled and magical. This amazing talent was clearly borne out in the 1940 British version of "Gaslight", which I believe to be vastly superior to the slick, Hollywood remake in 1944 with Boyer and Bergman. Overall, Walbrook's performance is just more psychologically correct as the consummate narcissistic, evil killer, who brings his wife, played by Diana Wynyard, repeatedly up, then down with surprising dramatic intensity, in his relentless plan to drive her mad. In the Hollywood remake, I can never quite believe that Bergman's overdone beauty is even physically suited to the role of a victimized, Victorian female, in fact, she seems like she could knock Boyer out, at any time. Not surprisingly, the British version clearly portrays the Victorian social of dominance of men, and in particular, husbands who could have their spouses involuntarily committed to an asylum, simply by summoning a doctor. The painful reality of female status and vulnerability in Victorian England was also sensationally portrayed in the plots of novels like "Jane Eyre" by Bronte, "The Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins, "Lady Audley's Secret" by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, (all of which I highly recommend). Someday, I hope the 1940 British version of "Gaslight" with Walbrook will be restored or remastered to the best optical and sound quality possible. It simply deserves to be enjoyed, appreciated and treasured, despite MGM's best efforts to have it suppressed, forever. At $4.99 it's a steal!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellcent movie, March 3, 2008

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Mrs. Janelle R. Watson (Maroochydore Qld Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gaslight (DVD)

This movie is excellcent and very worthwhile having in my collection, being the orginal it is far better than the remake. The pictire quality was very good for such an old movie, It holds up really well for how old it even though I enjoy watching the remake of haslight and Ihgrid Bergman's preformance is fantastic I enjoy both verisions of the movie.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars gaslight, March 26, 2009

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Mr. William J. Sterling - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gaslight (DVD)

Superb realisation of the original Patrick Hamilton stage play. Authentic recreation of Edwardian setting in central London. Striking performances from Anton Walbrook and Diana Wynyard. Atmospheric drama directed with great insight by Thorold Dickinson.