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The Shaw Collection (Pygmalion / The Millionairess / Arms and the Man / The Devil's Disciple / Mrs. Warren's Profession / Heartbreak House) | 
 enlarge | Directors: Cedric Messina, David Jones, Herbert Wise, William Slater
Actors: Maggie Smith, Avril Angers, Tom Baker, Peter Barkworth, John Garrie
Studio: BBC Warner
Category: DVD
List Price: $59.98
Buy New: $29.99
You Save: $29.99 (50%)
New (25) Used (9) from $27.09
Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 15518
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 6
Running Time: 672
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.5 x 3.7
MPN: DE2539D
UPC: 794051253927
EAN: 0794051253927
ASIN: B000E8QVAG
Theatrical Release Date: May 16, 2006
Release Date: May 16, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Description
Six acclaimed adaptations bring to life the memorable characterizations, brilliant command of language, and dazzling wit of Shaw's classic plays, highlighting the vitality of his work, as well as the ideas and critiques embedded in it. Titles included are: Arms and the Man, starring Helena Bonham Carter; The Devil's Disciple, starring Patrick Stewart and Ian Richardson; Mrs. Warren's Profession, starring Coral Browne; Pygmalion, starring Lynn Redgrave; Heartbreak House, starring John Gielgud; and The Millionairess, starring Maggie Smith and Tom Baker.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 fantastic September 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
These are movies with multiple camera angles and lush sets. The people speak with ordinary voices, not like those in a stage production.
There are twelve separate programs on the six DVDs. I am giving the five star because two of them are first rate, Pygmalion and The Millionairess. They stand the test of time unlike many other of his plays that satirize situations of 100+ years ago and no longer exist today. The others are from so-so to terrible. Shaw gets poorer as his story goes back in time and to other countries.
Pretty Good Value August 26, 2008
I love Shaw's plays, but with a few exceptions they don't translate well to the screen. If you're interested in Shaw's ideas and the plays themselves, then you will be quite pleased. If you are looking for a greater sense of place and reality, as most people do with today's movies, you might feel something lacking.
 Just can't hack it! August 8, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've tried repeatedly to watch even one of these stories all the way through but just can't get past about half way into them ( and I tried 6) These stories are very effective as stage productions and I've enjoyed them as such but as short films, they are just plain boring and ultra talky. Sorry, not my cup of tea!
 THE SHAW COLLECTION February 16, 2008
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
THIS MUST BE A WONDERFUL COLLECTION
U N F O R T U N A T E L Y IT CONTAINS
NO SURTITLES WHICH AVOIDS ME TO
BUY IT. IT IS NOT EASY FOR AN
NON ENGLISH SPEAKER TO UNDERSTAND
ALL ENGLISH WORDS AT THE THEATRE
I wouldn't bother December 17, 2007
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
Unless you are a Bernard Shaw fanatic I wouldn't bother. These are mainly BBC 1970's 'Play of The Month" TV Shows. Low cost theater style productions which works with Dickens and George Eliot but not for BS. I haven't been able to watch any play all the way through.
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