Product Details

• Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: April 20, 1994
• Run Time: 46 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302168163
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #234,597 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Needed more details & a different host!, November 18, 2001

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Leigh A. Mills "leighuf" (NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vivien Leigh - Scarlett and Beyond [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I am a HUGE Vivien Leigh fan, so this biography video was a must have. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the video even if it was short. It contains some home videos and other video shots I had never seen! There are home videos of Vivien as a child, Vivien walking around a rose garden, Larry filming Vivien as they arrive via ship in New York, and there is even a brief interview with Larry & Vivien (lasts about 20 seconds). Otherwise, all the photographs and detailings of her life are general knowledge. The biography is mostly a brief synopsis of her life and career.

On thing about the biography that really bugged me was Jessica Lange. She was off-beat and kept looking to the side (as if someone on the set was distracting her). I believe the only reason Jessica Lange was chosen to host the biography was because of her run as Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire. Her performance was often compared to Vivien's.

No matter what, this is definitely a must see for any Vivien Leigh fan.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good documentry, February 14, 2003

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This review is from: Vivien Leigh - Scarlett and Beyond [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Everybody knows Vivien's life was depressing, but why make it sadder? The music that was played in this film would make you cry you're eyes out. This movie was good though. It was extremely short. You cannot run through 53 years in 47 minutes. It tells you brief info about Vivien, but shows lots of behind-the-scene stuff and lots of other interesting clips. But what the problem was, was Jessica Lange. Obviously they needed a better host. She talked turning her head from side to side and looked like somebody was distracting her. And when she mentioned sad things, she looked like she was going to crack up. But obviously if you like Vivien Leigh like I do, Buy this. It's very ineresting.

4.0 out of 5 stars bio with Jessica Lange narration, July 21, 2010

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Jay Holder - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vivien Leigh - Scarlett and Beyond [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Since I knew very little about Vivien other than her films, this biography was enlightening. I don`t think there is another biographical tape or DVD available, so I had nothing to compare it with. For those like me who have not read any books about her, I think it would be worth while. Lots of movie clips and pictures augment the story.