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A Matter of Principle [VHS] (1984)

Starring: Alan Arkin, Barbara Dana Director: Gwen Arner Rating: G (General Audience) Format: VHS Tape

4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Product Details

Actors: Alan Arkin, Barbara Dana, Tony Arkin, Gary Cole, Danny Corkill
Directors: Gwen Arner
Writers: Neal Miller, Nancy Miller
Producers: Neal Miller
Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
Language: English
Rating: G (General Audience)
Number of tapes: 1
Studio: Monterey Media
VHS Release Date: September 12, 2000
Run Time: 60 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

ASIN: 156994220X
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,750 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At last I have found you!, January 17, 2001

By	Patricia Browne "nuka22" (Madison, WI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been searching for this movie for many years, and have scoured the TV guide every Christmas in hopes of seeing this again. A wonderful movie and Alan Arkin, being one of my favorites, is the most believable skin-flint grouch. The ending will put everyone in the Christmas spirit. Thanks Alan for a great and memorable performance.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Unique Christmas movie, October 9, 2000

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A superb holiday story. This has been a family favorite for many years, with our only copy a grainy VHS recorded from PBS when it was first aired. Funny, genuine, with surprisingly well-developed characters for only a sixty-minute feature. We will continue to watch this one each year.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Should Be 10 Stars, March 5, 2001

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This is probably one of the best movies made. My only copy was "kept" by a neighbor who borrowed it. That copy was off PBS from nearly a decade ago. I have searched all around for this movie and am thrilled to finally find it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas Classic
I finally watched it again tonight after 25 years...I still remembered the dialogue about spelling "Myrrh" lol You will not be disappointed by the story about a man of many... Read more

Published 6 months ago by the knack

5.0 out of 5 stars An Almost Unknown Gem
I saw this movie a few Christmases ago. It was a copied-from-TV PBS version from the mid-80s, so the quality wasn't very good, but had a nice feel to it. Read more

Published 6 months ago by Andrew W. Arnold

5.0 out of 5 stars Should be a holiday classic!
Years ago, I saw this film on PBS. I thought it was wonderfully written, acted and cast. Only recently, I wondered if it had been released on DVD. Read more

Published 18 months ago by D. M. Klein

2.0 out of 5 stars A Matter of Principle
5 Stars if this was a good copy of the movie. This is a great story, but I am extremely dissapointed in the DVD version. Read more

Published on February 9, 2007 by George W. Dupree

2.0 out of 5 stars Great story, terrible DVD (and VHS) transfer
I second the reviewer below on the DVD. Apparently they did not solve the problem that appeared when this was released on VHS, which was the nighttime scenes are so dark, it is... Read more

Published on March 1, 2006 by mark-o

2.0 out of 5 stars A Matter of Principle
We had an old VHS copy of this wonderful program taped off TV. We wanted to upgrade the quality to a DVD so we ordered this one. The DVD we received is very poor quality. Read more

Published on January 28, 2006 by N. Ray

5.0 out of 5 stars A man with as many principles as Flag....
Flag Purdy(Alan Arkin) is a man of many principles, and it's driving his family from him. A Matter of Principle is a humourous, heart-warming anecdote of a man who has to learn... Read more

Published on August 7, 2000 by alit

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