- Actors: James Mason, Edward Fox, Dorothy Tutin, John Gielgud, Gordon Jackson
- Directors: Alan Bridges
- Writers: Isabel Colegate, Julian Bond
- Producers: Geoffrey Reeve, Jeremy Saunders, Peter Dolman
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Mono, NTSC
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Warner
- Release Date: Oct 17 2006
- Run Time: 98 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000GRUQLU
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #7,058 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
England before the Great War,
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This review is from: Shooting Party (DVD)
An melancholy look at the world of England's landed gentry a year before the war they once called the Great War, a world that will never exist again. Don't let the remarks about 'digital restoration' give you the impression this is a film made in the 1930s. It was released in 1985, and thus before DVDs, hence the need to make it digital. If you watch serious BBC shows, you'll recognize a number of the actors. And unlike some, I found nothing disappointing with the film's colors.Michael W. Perry, editor of Chesterton on War and Peace: Battling the Ideas and Movements that Led to Nazism and World War II
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
"Twilight of the English Aristocracy",
By Jerry A. Simpson (Tyler, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shooting Party, the (VHS Tape)
The "Shooting Party focuses on the aristocrats and their country weekends which stretch into five days. The centerpiece of this particular weekend in the country is a shooting party which turns into a contest between two guests. There are the ladies who come to watch the slaughter of thousands of birds, the shooters, the "beaters" whose job it is to drive the poor birds to within range of the shooters, and the "re-loaders" who pass loaded guns to the shooters as soon as they empty the ones they are holding - Nothing should delay their killling spree. Then there are the other servants of the Lord of the Manor; the gamekeeper, and a fanatical bird-lover who attempts to disrupt the hunt. The film shows not only the leisured lifestyle of the rich and titled, but also their disregard for anyone not of their "class," All these characters are woven into a story of great insight and compassion as this group of aristocrats teeters on the brink of World War I. An excellent movie with fine performances from James Mason, Gordon Jackson, James Fox, and John Gielgud. Highly recommended.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Swansong of the British Aristocracy,
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This review is from: Shooting Party, the (VHS Tape)
A weekend shooting party in 1913 at the estate of Sir Randolph Nettleby (James Mason in his last worthwhile role) gives a glimpse of the social and personal interactions of a generation about to be changed forever by the Great War. A wonderful cast of name (Mason, John Gielgud, Edward Fox, Gordon Jackson) and no-name (Robert Hardy, Judi Bowker, Cheryl Campbell, Dorothy Tutin) actors play together and apart with sensitivity and quiet humor. Worth watching if only for the brief scene between Mason and Gielgud - the best scene ever filmed of two men discussing the merits of pamphlet printers.
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