Product Details

• Actors: Rex Harrison, Wendy Hiller, Cyril Cusack, Gary Owen
• Directors: James Cellan Jones
• Writers: William Douglas-Home
• Producers: John Rosenberg, John Woolf
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English, French
• 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: Bfs Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: January 24, 2006
• Run Time: 80 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BRP426
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,397 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Kingfisher" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

"A delightful flight of fancy." – New York Post

"Bewitching fun! ... Elegant, civilized." – Associated Press

"Delightful comedy." – New York Daily News

You’re never too old to chance romance!

Celebrated author Sir Cecil Warburton (Rex Harrison – My Fair Lady) is thrilled to read the obituary of an old rival, the dull and respectable man who married Lady Evelyn (Wendy Hiller – Separate Tables), the lovely girl he once kissed – and should have married himself – fifty years ago.

Desirous of female companionship and feeling that this is his last chance to live life to the full, Sir Cecil is determined to woo and marry Evelyn before it’s too late. With singleness of purpose on his side and his devoted, but dubious butler, Hawkins (Cyril Cusack – Far and Away), at his back, Sir Cecil sets his sights on the unsuspecting Lady Evelyn – who is in for the courtship of her life! approx. 77 mins. col.

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GEM OF A SMALL FILM, February 8, 2006

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J. MACKENZIE (Taconic, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Kingfisher (DVD)

The previous reviewer clearly has a bigotted axe to grind. Why else would they use a line like "...appears to have as its point the fashionable cliche that homosexual love is as important as heterosexual love." And then follow it with, "Or something like that."

This film is based on the stage play. It is small. It is quiet. It is literate. And it is very funny. And yes, the acting is splendid. A great turn for actors in their seventies/eighties. Remember - it is next to impossible to find three lead roles when you're that age.

The sole complaint is that the transfer, from film to DVD, is not the best. For the first 20 minutes or so the film moves slightly up and down - a function of the film not being locked in its gate. This calms down soon after. Most people won't even notice it, with the proliferation of 'moving cow' camera techniques, these days.

Pay no attention to the homophobic, inappropriate remarks bizarrely expressed by the other reviewer. (What were they smoking when they watched this film?) The film is not about homosexual or heterosexual love. It's about growing old, about love lost, chances missed, and that it's never too late to seize the day - and to laugh!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First love remembered and a second chance, September 9, 2006

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bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Kingfisher (DVD)

How many of us remember the great love of our youth. And for some reason or other the one that got away. Where is he/she now and is it possible for providence to give us a last opportunity to correct this?

Three great actors play out the scenario. As Cecil (Rex Harrison) discovers that his love Evelyn (Wendy Hiller) that getaway 50 years ago has been recently widowed and is passing by his home on the way from the funeral.

For 50 years Evelyn was married to an avid golfer who died on the seventeenth hole. Why did they get married? For 50 years Cecil decided never to marry and lived with his servant Hawkins (Cyril Cusack) who is not looking forward to the impending meeting.

This film is based on "The kingfisher: A comedy in two acts" by William Douglas Home and we are voyeurs watching these people and of course the kingfisher. You will have to watch again for all the nuances'. Also notice the extras on the DVD.

Be sure to watch Rex playing a character named Cecil in "The Honey Pot" (1967).

The Honey Pot ~ Rex Harrison

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A joy for the viewing, May 12, 2007

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Carolyn D. Parsons "C Parsons" (Morrison, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Kingfisher (DVD)

Years ago this film was a special on HBO. I recorded it....a couple times even. I never tired of the acting, the writing, the visual delight. These actors know how to act and knowing what is coming up, each time I see it, is part of the fun. I wore out 2 tapes I had made and for several years I tried to find a copy. When they finally put it on DVD no one was happier than I was.
Everyone should treat themselves to this film. It is a prize.