- Actors: Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp, Anne Revere, Angela Lansbury
- Directors: Clarence Brown
- Writers: Enid Bagnold, Helen Deutsch, Howard Dimsdale, Theodore Reeves
- Producers: Clarence Brown, Pandro S. Berman
- Format: NTSC, Import
- Number of tapes: 1
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- Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
- VHS Release Date: July 11 1995
- Run Time: 123 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 630344394X
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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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2.0 out of 5 stars
Poor treatment of a classic,
By Yarby "yarby" (Medina, OH United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: National Velvet (Full Screen) (DVD)
"National Velvet" is a wonderful movie, for all ages. Frankly, I'd consider it one of the best "sports" movies ever made. Sadly, Warner Brothers DVD release leaves a lot to be desired. The picture frequently goes out of focus, and the disc is bare-bones....not even the trailer [promised on the DVD jacket] is included. With Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney still around, you would have thought they'd have either interviewed them, or gotten a commentary track from them for this classic. It would be worth the price to get a "special edition" release. Until then, I guess we're stuck with this sorry disk.
3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: National Velvet (Full Screen) (DVD)
I have not received this product yet. Perhaps that is because there was a postal strike in Canada, but I don't know.Perhaps it will arrive this week?
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not to be missed,
By A Customer
This review is from: National Velvet (Full Screen) (DVD)
Clarence Brown was one of those accomplished American directors who never seemed to get the credit he deserved. This project is certainly his masterpiece. It's usually hyped as a children's picture but it works at all age levels: the apotheosis of the "family" movie. Mickey Rooney delivers the best performance of his amazing career; he should be next on the "lifetime achievment" list of the American movie academy. Brown also extracted equally compelling performances from Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp and Anne Revere; in fact the entire cast. Taylor is a young English girl transported by her love of hayburners and her pure happiness is the central theme of the movie, a subject you don't see treated much anymore. Highly recommended.
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