The Oscar Wilde Collection

Starring: Gemma Jones, Joan Plowright, John Gielgud, et al.

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• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 794051265227
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: BBC Home Entertainment
• Starring: Gemma Jones, Joan Plowright, John Gielgud, Jeremy Brett, Susan Hampshire
• Runtime: 8 hours, 20 minutes
• Number of Disks: 2
• Other Video Info: Multiple Formats; Color; NTSC; Closed-captioned
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

N-o-b-o-d-y does it better.

UPC: 794051265227 Item model number: 3685838 Media Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Multiple Formats, NTSC Run time: 8 hours and 20 minutes Release date: June 24, 2008 Actors: Gemma Jones, Jeremy Brett, Joan Plowright, John Gielgud, Susan Hampshire Studio: BBC Home Entertainment Well, I guess that is a matter of opinion. However, it is not easy to outperform the BBC. This is a great collection from “The BBC Play of the Month Series. It is not so much the stories of Oscar Wilde but the witty dialogue and molded attitude that make his plays stand out. In this case, the wit is perfectly delivered by the excellent cast. Each play brings with it a moral and an enriching ending. “The Ideal Husband” A politician, Sir Robert Chiltern (Keith Michell), has a past that is about to catch up to him and poses a threat to his standing in the community. What is worse, it may destroy his standing as an ideal husband, thus losing the life of his idealizing wife (Dinah Sheridan). Can his best friend Viscount Goring (Jeremy Brett), who appears ditsy on the surface, save Robert’s bacon? Will Goring fall into the same perfect husband trap? “Lady Windermere's Fan” I am a fan of “Lady Windermere's Fan” It is Lady Windermere’s (Judy Geeson) birthday. She will be holding a small dance. Others considered it a ball. Her husband, Lord Windermere (Ronald Hines), gave her a fan with her name, Margaret, written on it. Her friend, the Duchess of Berwick (Siân Phillips), informs Lady Windermere that she is the last person to find out that her husband has a penchant for Margaret’s. Yep, he had been seen coming and going from Mrs. Margaret Erlynne’s (Coral Browne) apartment. Rumor has it he paid for the apartment and is helping her to enter society. If Margaret comes to Margaret’s ball, she is sure to charm and smarm others, including the wealthy widower Lord Augustus Lorton “Tubby” (Charles Gray). The trick is to keep an eye on Margaret’s fan, as you never know where it will turn up. “The life and loves of Oscar Wilde” Full of soundbites and no real consistency. Occasionally there is a good piece of music. Now and then, there is a fact or two of interest, but there is so much chaff that it is not worth the effort to plod through.