Product Details

• Actors: Julie Christie, Glenda Jackson, Alan Bates, Ann-Margret, Ian Holm
• Directors: Alan Bridges
• Format: Color, Digital Sound, DVD, Full length, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, 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: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Trinity Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: September 13, 2005
• Run Time: 99 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BDH6GC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,780 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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RETURN OF THE SOLDIER - DVD Movie

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Glenda Jackson at her finest, November 1, 2005

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City Of Evanston "djpauly" (EVANSTON, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Return of the Soldier (DVD)

This film had limited distribution when released and the HBO
video was not around long. The dvd is most welcome. Alan Bates
portrays a shell shocked soldier during World War I. His family
fears that if he gets his memory back his life will never be the
same. Glenda Jackson portrays Margaret, his first love, and the
only person Bates remembers. She gives one of her finest
performances. In an ugly raincoat and an even uglier hat she still
manages to be more attractive than the beautifully coifed and
dressed Julie Christie who stars as Bates wife who wants him to
get his memory back.. Ann-Margret also turns in another fine
performance. Many thanks to Trinity for putting this out on
DVD.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Full Screen as Advertized, September 22, 2006

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Nathaniel L. Harper (Anchorage) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Return of the Soldier (DVD)

When I read that this DVD was "full screen" I opted to rent it rather than buy it. If you care about the film as I always have, you'll be pleased to know that the "Tinity Home Entertainment" transfer is excellent and in WIDESCREEN.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Excellent cast, what happened?, August 21, 2011

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northkona (Kailua-Kona, HI United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Return of the Soldier (DVD)

With several first rate actors and excellent filming, I was dismayed by the weak story and dialog, just not at all what I expected. Julie Christie's character is too haughty and conceited (snarl, snarl, snarl, who would want to be around her for a minute, let alone be married to her?), and Glenda Jackson is quaintly dowdy but amazingly we are told this ordinary lower middle-class woman has a romantic history with our rich, shell-shocked hero. In a nutshell, the story wasn't believable, and the script seemed to lack subtlety. The sets, costumes, filming, and cast should have resulted in something fantastic, like a Merchant/Ivory film, but it didn't come off well, and the stilted dialog and uncomfortable acting were the kiss-off. It's strange how so many terrific components would not add up.