Cat. No. DVDM 1721: CLASSIC MATINEE MOVIES ~ STEWART GRANGER PLUS VARIOUS ACTORS. ITV / BEYOND BHE7157.
FORMAT: PAL REGION: 4.
B&W / COLOUR RUNNING TIME: 320 MINS (TOTAL 3 DISCS).
REVIEW: Close the doors, dim the lights, take a seat and leave your troubles behind. The Classic Matinee Triple Bill is your exclusive gold pass to the Matinee Era – A time of quality, style and sophistication.
DISC 1: LOVE STORY – 1944: also starring MARGARET LOCKWOOD and PATRICIA ROC.
A young concert pianist discovers she has only short time to live. Accepting her fate, she determines to make the most of her remaining time. Tensions rise when she falls in love with a pilot not knowing he is faced with probable blindness.
DISC 2: CAESAR & CLEOPATRA – 1945: also starring VIVIEN LEIGH and CLAUDE RAINES.
As Rome invades Egypt, Julius Caesar stumbles upon a frightened young girl at the Sphinx – her name is Cleopatra. Caesar promises to make her a Queen and marches on the Council Chamber ordering them to leave Egypt or face invasion. They claim the place but are besieged by the Egyptians and all seems lost for Caesar. How can he win?
DISC 3: BLANCHE FURY – 1948: also starring VALERIE HOBSON / MICHAEL GOUGH / WALTER FITZGERALD.
A penniless girl becomes the mistress of a stately home by marrying the heir. This is despite her love for the illegitimate son of the previous owner. Gypsies sabotage her wedding by setting the barns on fire, and her spurned lover sees his revenge by shooting her husband and blaming it on the gypsies.
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