National Velvet
by Clarence Brown
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Actor: Angela Lansbury, Anne Revere, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey RooneyDirector: Clarence Brown
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Leonard Smith
Editor: Robert Kern
Producer: Pandro S. Berman
Writer: Enid Bagnold
Writer: Helen Deutsch
Writer: Theodore Reeves
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1
Running Time: 123 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-07-11
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Reviews of National Velvet
DVD Review: National Velvet DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this for my Grandaughter, who loves to ride. Since I think this is a timless Movie and suitable for all ages, I am sure she will enjoy it.DVD Review: Breathtaking Film for All Ages
Summary: 5 Stars
This treasure deserves a far better DVD package (for heaven's sake get Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney for some commentary before they leave us) but it's still a film anyone age five and up can watch and fall in love with. It's almost as old as Keith Richards but its age barely shows. You'd have to be hopelessly hard and bitter not to get caught up in Velvet Brown's determination to enter the crazy, talented horse she wins in a raffle in the Grand National, the greatest steeplechase in the world. Yes, it's from a more innocent time, but there is plenty of humor for adults to enjoy. The acting is uniformly excellent. Mickey Rooney has one of his finest roles. Ann Revere and Donald Crisp delight as Velvet's parents. A very young Angela Lansbury plays Velvet's boy-crazy sister. Arthur Treacher of fish-and-chips shop fame plays a race fan. Elizabeth Taylor was never more vibrant, passionate and lovely. (She probably should have stuck with horses.) Unfortunately, with World War II raging in England in 1944, the filming had to be done in California, where the ever-present sunshine undermines the credibility of the English village setting, but that's a minor quibble. For its era, the film's depiction of what girls and women can accomplish with work and determination is remarkable. Highly recommended for the whole family.
Humane/animal rights activists take note: The ASPCA did not monitor animal action in films 64 years ago, and CGI did not exist. Many horses take some nasty falls during the Grand National. I have never been able to find out, but it would not surprise me if some became permanently lame or had to be euthanized after filming was complete. You have to be able to tolerate this in view of the less-evolved habits of the time in which the film was made, or avoid the movie.
DVD Review: Finally saw this film!
Summary: 5 Stars
I can't believe my 53 year old eyes had never seen this film, shame on me as I really thought I was a film buff. What a gloriously filmed and acted piece of entertainment and I dare anyone to watch this film and afterwards not feel better about themselves or just life in general. As good as Elizabeth Taylor's performance is for the adult viewers I think that Anne Revere's performance (for which she won an Oscar) is the glue of this film, she is simply sublime as Mrs. Brown. At the conclusion of the film Robert Osborne talked about the film and mentioned that shortly after this film Anne Revere was black listed in Hollywood as a Communist sympathizer and simply could not get hired for work afterwards. Can you imagine someone that talented not being able to act again, what a shame.DVD Review: I love this movie and i am glad i was able to finally find it. Thank you
Summary: 5 Stars
I looked everywhere for this movie and was finally able to get it through amazon. Thank you very much. Delivery was on time and it was in awesome condition.
DVD Review: Inpiring, beautiful, and not just for kids!
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is not about a girl, or her love for horses. Nor is it about a young man who is about to go down the wrong path. This movie is about faith, hope, and love, with a dash of humility thrown in. It sets a high standard -- how to win people by trusting them, and treating them with respect.
I love this movie. I'm 57 years old and have just seen it for the first time. I don't know why I didn't see it sooner. I certainly wish I had.
If you have a Bible, go read 1 Corinthians 13. This is what this movie is about, and it is a fine example of how to live your life to the fullest under the example described in this Biblical verse.
Description of National Velvet
Enchantingly beautiful Elizabeth Taylor became a movie star at age twelve after starring in this classic about a girl and her jockey pal (Mickey Rooney) who transform an unruly horse into a champion.This classic family film made a star of 12-year-old Elizabeth Taylor in the title role as spunky Velvet Brown, a girl who's determined to enter her horse, Pie, in the Grand National Steeplechase. Critic Pauline Kael called it "One of the most likeable movies of all time." Mickey Rooney costars as a young man who helps Velvet train Pie for the big race. At the last minute, Velvet herself has to ride Pie in the tournament and cuts her hair to pass for a jockey. Anne Revere won an Oscar as Velvet's mother, as did editor Robert J. Kern, who cut together a terrifically exciting horse race. Donald Crisp and Angela Lansbury are also featured as members of the Brown family. --Jim Emerson
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