Product Details

• Actors: Paul McGann, Keeley Hawes, Steven Mackintosh, Anna Friel, Peter Vaughan
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: BBC Worldwide
• DVD Release Date: September 6, 2005
• Run Time: 351 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (94 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009PVZM8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,171 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Our Mutual Friend" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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149 of 155 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good DVD Release of a Great Dickens Adaptation, September 26, 2005

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Thomas M. Croft (Fort Collins, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Our Mutual Friend (DVD)

Others here have done a fine job of reviewing this excellent film, so I'll focus briefly on the DVD from BBC/Warner. The video and audio transfers of Our Mutual Friend are quite good. Although there are no subtitles, this DVD is closed-captioned. In general, this DVD is of similar quality to other BBC Dickens adaptations that have been released on DVD (e.g., Oliver Twist (1999) and David Copperfield (1999)).

One reviewer below complained that 45 minutes or more of the original film are missing from this DVD. I have no idea where he got that idea. It must be some kind of misunderstanding or perhaps a defective copy because my copy clearly has the entire film (divided into four episodes, two on each side of a two-sided disc). The all-important climax and ending scenes of this 351-minute production are all there to enjoy. Highly recommended for Dickens fans and fans of period dramas in general.

88 of 93 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars DICKENS AT HIS DARKEST AND AT HIS VERY BEST, December 5, 2005

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GEORGE RANNIE "GWRJWMCL" (DENVER, COLORADO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Our Mutual Friend (DVD)

"Our Mutual Friend" finds Charles Dickens at his very darkest and most intense providing many unforgettable characters ranging from the very rich to the very poor. Retched and vile, noble and good occupying all social structures with the desire and acquisition of money along with the ramifications thereof being a recurring theme

This BBC production is superb. The acting is splendid. This production keeps this rather complex story moving along splendidly.

Sit down and enjoy a "really good show". You'll need some patience because the story is very involved; however, trust me; your patience will be rewarded! As a previous reviewer stated, if you can devote 6 hours in one viewing, its best viewed that way. However, anyway you can see this presentation it is well worth your time. Trust me, it is worth every second that you spend!

43 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A stellar production, February 14, 2006

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Marcheta "avid book reader" (Suffolk, VA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Our Mutual Friend (DVD)

I vaguely remember seeing a dramatization of Our Mutual Friend on PBS in the 1980s, but the only character I remembered was the dollmaker. This 1999 production is outstanding. Great cast - especially Paul McGann - lots of twists, and kept me glued to it for all 5 1/2 hours. I'm so glad that Amazon has included this gem in it's growing selection of British films and adaptions for television. Simply brilliant.