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DVD : The Catherine Cookson Collection - Set 2 (The Dwelling Place / The Gambling Man / The Glass Virgin / The Man Who Cried)In association with Amazon.comstarring: Jan Graveson, Denise Welch, Nigel Havers, Christine Kavanagh, Brendan Coyle directed by: Gavin Millar, Michael Whyte, Norman Stone, Sarah Hellings  List Price: $59.99 Amazon.com's Price: $49.99 You Save: $10.00 (17%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0054961878499 Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC Label: Acorn Media Manufacturer: Acorn Media Number Of Items: 4 Publisher: Acorn Media Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 03, 2006 Running Time: 606 minutes Studio: Acorn Media Sales Rank: 42189 MPN: DAMP8784D Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Impassioned tales of love, loss, and redemption, set in the windswept hills, gritty alleyways, and sumptuous estates of 19th- and early 20th-century England. Stars include James Fox, Tracy Whitwell, Ray Stevenson, Robson Green, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Bernard Hill, Nigel Havers, Brendan Coyle, Emily Mortimer, Ciaran Hinds, Amanda Root, Kate Buffery, and Daniel Massey. The Dwelling Place Orphaned by the cholera epidemic of 1832, young Cissie Brodie discovers both comfort and cruelty among the villagers of Northumberland. Approx. 152 min. The Gambling Man With ambitions far beyond backstreet card tables, Rory Connor learns that bigger games require higher risks--even losing his heart. Approx. 153 min. The Glass Virgin Raised by a dissolute father and distant mother, Annabella finds herself cast out at age 17, with a loyal childhood friend as her sole protector. Approx. 150 min. The Man Who Cried Escaping from a violent, conniving wife and a personal tragedy, a man and his son seek their fortune on the roads of Depression-era England. Approx. 151 min. Average Rating:
 Rating: - CATHERINE COOKSON STORIES ON FILM ARE GREATCatherine Cookson was a master storyteller. More of the British television adaptations of some of Cookson's best stories are here on DVD. Every one of the stories are worth the typical cost of a current running motion picture so this set has a bargain price. I'd rate any of the 17 movies adapted from Catherine Cookson's books a 5-star; and I have them all. There is usually some violence involved in these Victorian stories as Cookson wrote about the common and poor people of the Victorian ... Read More Rating: - Infinitely better than any drivel on American TVExcellently done. Fine acting. No porn, no violence, no gutter language, yet very adult themes presented in an adult manner. Rating: - The Catherine Cookson Collection Set 2The acting is superb and the sets are wonderful. You really get a feel for the time that Catherine Cookson is writing about. Rating: - Best Historical Movies I have SeenIf you love historical romance and accurate history you can't go wrong with this set. Nobody does history like BBC and they stick close to Ms. Cookson's story line too. Rating: - qualitywonderful set of dvds. my mum enjoyed them immensley .would recommend to anyone to buy this set good value. Browse for similar items by category:
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