Product Details

• Actors: Roland Young, Ralph Richardson, Edward Chapman, Ernest Thesiger, Joan Gardner
• Directors: Alexander Korda, Lothar Mendes
• Writers: H.G. Wells, Lajos Biró
• Producers: Alexander Korda
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• VHS Release Date: July 5, 2000
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0792845900
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #237,931 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars There'll always be an England..., January 7, 2003

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Man Who Could Work Miracles [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A quirky British comedy wherein the Olympian gods grant miraculous powers to a nebbish from Essex, one Mr. Fotheringay, who at first is quite modest in his use of reality-bending, and eventually succumbs to the temptations of (near) absolute power. The prewar concerns of war, peace and the polite class politics of the UK are at the heart of this film; nice cameo by Ernest Thesiger (of James Whale horror film fame) as Mr. Maydig, a Bertram Russell-style swords-into-plowshares peacenik intellectual who is as quickly seduced by the lure of ultimate power as are his Establishment counterparts. Odd film; worth checking out.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Thought-Provoking Premise, September 21, 2000

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Daniel G. Berk (West Bloomfield, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Man Who Could Work Miracles [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is an interesting and very entertaining film, which still holds up well after more than 60 years. The angels decide to bestow miraculous powers upon a common, little man. He can make things change, move, appear, or disappear at will. In addition to providing for some very comedic episodes, it raises some though-provoking questions as to the use of such power.

The special effects are executed quite well, and one can only speculate as to what a remake would be like, given today's cutting edge special effects technology. But don't wait for the remake; this film is well worth seeing.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE MAN WHO COULD WORK MIRACLES, February 6, 2000

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Robert J. Capuano "Mariano" (FLORIDA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Man Who Could Work Miracles [VHS] (VHS Tape)

IF EVER A MOVIE NEEDED TO BE REMADE THIS IS THE ONE.WITH TODAYS SPECIAL EFFECTS AND A TERRIFIC CAST TO EQUAL THE 1937 ENSEMBLE OF GREAT ACTORS IT WOULD BE A SMASH.I FIRST SAW THIS MOVIE WHEN I WAS QUITE YOUNG AND IT IMPRESSED ME GREATLY.NATURALLY YOU WOULD EXPECT A DIFFERENT REACTION WHEN VIEWING IT AS AN ADULT BUT TO MY SURPRISE IT HELD UP AS ONE OF THE MOST IMAGINATIVE FANTASY FILMS I HAVE EVER SEEN.TRY IT ,YOU'LL LIKE IT!