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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: BBC Warner
Salesrank: 35857
Released: August 15, 2006 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Mr. Dombey (played by Julian Glover) is a proud and successful merchant but he is desperate for an heir to carry on the family business. He is delighted when his son and successor Paul is finally born but sadly the child's mother dies during childbirth. Dombey's daughter Florence adores her brother but suffers as a result of her father's neglect. Tragically Paul is a sickly child who passes away at a young age. Embittered by his son's untimely death Dombey takes a new wife the beautiful Edith Granger who eventually tires of her husband's ways and leaves him. Alone without his fortune son or wife Dombey must put his trust in those he abandoned.Running Time: 295 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/CLASSIC UPC: 794051262424 Manufacturer No: E2624
Dombey and Son Reviews:
Well Done Dombey and Son 
2009-12-03 - The recent BBC productions of Charles Dickens' BLEAK HOUSE and LITTLE DORRIT were superb from top to bottom--acting, writing, scenery, costumes. They inspired me to buy this 1983 version of Dickens' DOMBEY AND SON. Unfortunately, DOMBEY AND SON had a much more limited budget, and so it doesn't meet those high standards. But it's still an entertaining film, true to the novel, and well worth the effort. Though there are some weak performances, there are also some first-rate ones. Lysette Anthony shines as Florence Dombey, and the actor who plays Major Bagstock (one of my favorite Dickens characters) is spot on. Julian Glover is also excellent as Mr. Dombey. If you liked the novel, you will surely enjoy this production, which originally appeared on BBC TV in half-hour "episodes."
Dombey and Son 
2009-02-26 - This version of Dombey & Son is excellent. Even though a few important elements of the story were not addressed, I think someone who is viewing the video without having read the book could pick up the most important points in the story and enjoy it. The actors chosen for most of the characters were very well suited, especially Dombey, Florence and Captain Cuttle. Dickens creates characters like no other author. I recommend this to people who enjoy stories of the old days and who just enjoy a great story!
Thoroughly enjoyable!
2008-11-13 - I'd never seen Dombey & Son, nor had I ever read the book, so I didn't really know what to expect. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire show. There is something about Dickens that only the British know how to do, and, while the glaring production values of a would-be Hollywood deal might, you would think, make for more worthwhile watching, this is definitely not the way to go when dealing with Dickens, and thankfully not the case with this production.
The realism of a show like Dombey & Son can very much be felt as you watch, and the show is so quiet at times, you can hear a pin drop, unlike today's productions with background music and special effects coming in at the most inopportune of times.
Dombey & Son, which should more aptly be called Dombey & Daughter, is a cold, hard story of a Father who did not love his daughter, and never tried to conceal it. He instead heaps all of his hopes and love (such as he could muster for one so cold and stiff) on his son, while totally neglecting the emotional needs of his daughter. The story is most brilliantly acted and protrayed, while preserving the feel of what, I would imagine, is the closest the viewer could ever come to the world Dicken's lived in.
Another Dickens classic
2008-06-12 - If you like Dickens' books you will certainly appreciate this TV version with its authentic recreation of Victorian times. This 1983 BBC miniseries was created with a limited budget, but it is well worth watching. Will Dombey find an heir to his business after his son tragically dies since the family inheritance is so important? He is a strange fellow locked in his own status, something which the elite valued so highly at that time.
The DVD is double sided and includes the entire miniseries of almost five hours in length. It is really a bargain for the amount of material it contains. The only thing these BBC series don't have is the more elaborate sets of the Dickens' big screen movies made over the years. But with the fine characters and actors who played them, the programs had a standard of high quality. And being divided into episodes adding up to longer time in total than the films, they offered much more of the books' original stories.
Jewel BUT 
2007-12-17 - This is a jewel except for the ending. Should of been more complete. Leaves you wondering where the final chapter was -- and there isn't one.
