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The Amazing Mr. Blunden

  • 1972
  • G
  • 1h 39min
NOTE IMDb
6,8/10
1,8 k
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Laurence Naismith in The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972)
Teen FantasyDramaFamilyFantasyMystery

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueTwo children befriend ghosts in a haunted mansion. To help the ghosts, they make a potion allowing time travel to the past. After becoming housekeepers, they return to the mansion's past and... Tout lireTwo children befriend ghosts in a haunted mansion. To help the ghosts, they make a potion allowing time travel to the past. After becoming housekeepers, they return to the mansion's past and aid the dead children.Two children befriend ghosts in a haunted mansion. To help the ghosts, they make a potion allowing time travel to the past. After becoming housekeepers, they return to the mansion's past and aid the dead children.

  • Réalisation
    • Lionel Jeffries
  • Scénario
    • Lionel Jeffries
    • Antonia Barber
  • Casting principal
    • Laurence Naismith
    • Graham Crowden
    • Dorothy Alison
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  • NOTE IMDb
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    1,8 k
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    • Réalisation
      • Lionel Jeffries
    • Scénario
      • Lionel Jeffries
      • Antonia Barber
    • Casting principal
      • Laurence Naismith
      • Graham Crowden
      • Dorothy Alison
    • 43avis d'utilisateurs
    • 17avis des critiques
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    Rôles principaux31

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    Laurence Naismith
    Laurence Naismith
    • Mr. Blunden
    Graham Crowden
    Graham Crowden
    • Mr. Clutterbuck
    Dorothy Alison
    Dorothy Alison
    • Mrs. Allen
    Benjamin Smith
    • Benjamin
    Stuart Lock
    • Thomas
    Deddie Davies
    Deddie Davies
    • Meakin, Mrs. Wickens' Servant
    David Lodge
    David Lodge
    • Mr. Wickens
    Madeline Smith
    Madeline Smith
    • Bella
    James Villiers
    James Villiers
    • Uncle Bertie
    Diana Dors
    Diana Dors
    • Mrs. Wickens the Housekeeper
    Rosalyn Landor
    Rosalyn Landor
    • Sara Latimer
    Marc Granger
    • Georgie Latimer
    Garry Miller
    • Jamie Allen
    Lynne Frederick
    Lynne Frederick
    • Lucy Allen
    Erik Chitty
    Erik Chitty
    • Mr. Claverton
    Reg Lye
    Reg Lye
    • Sexton
    Paul Eddington
    Paul Eddington
    • Vicar
    Aimée Delamain
    • Elsie Tucker
    • Réalisation
      • Lionel Jeffries
    • Scénario
      • Lionel Jeffries
      • Antonia Barber
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    Avis des utilisateurs43

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    8hitchcockthelegend

    You can be a ghost, but you don't have to be dead.

    The Amazing Mr. Blunden is directed by Lionel Jeffries who also adapts the screenplay from Antonia Barber's novel The Ghosts. It stars Lynne Frederick, Garry Miller, Rosalyn Landor, Marc Granger, Laurence Naismith, Diana Dors, Madeline Smith and James Villiers. Music is scored by Elmer Bernstein and cinematography by Gerry Fisher.

    1918, London, England, and Mrs. Allen and her three children are visited on Christmas Eve by mysterious old solicitor Mr. Blunden. He offers them a way out of their impoverished surroundings in Camden Town. There's a housekeeping opportunity at a derelict country mansion called Langley Park, the place having been gutted by a major fire previously. There's a reason for the two eldest Allen children, Lucy and Jamie, being there, their help is needed....by child ghosts from 1818!

    It has one of the worst posters ever made for a movie, a poster that hints at some guy called Blunden being some superman type magician! Which when coupled with the title of the film really sets up a bum steer for new viewers. To those in the know, the nostalgic Brits like myself, it's a lovely ghost/fantasy story about cross time redemption, resplendent in period flavours whilst operating from an intelligent script. The complex story is delicately crafted by director Jeffries (The Railway Children), this is never about scares, it's a Dickensian type drama that features ghosts of children clutching in the future for help in the past. Relationships are well formed, villains (Dors unrecognisable and immensely vile like) are afforded time to not be of the pantomime kind, and it all builds to a dramatic last quarter where sitting on the edge of your seat is a requisite. And then comes a moment to put warmth into the coldest of hearts.

    A beautiful movie, directed and acted with appropriate skill from all involved. If you're looking for a family friendly period ghost story, this is for you. 8/10
    8TheEdge-4

    A wonderful film that deserves to be re-discovered!

    I first saw this film at the cinema when I was 9 years old when it was originally released (which gives you a clue as to how old I am now). I have never forgotten this film and while "The Railway Children" has justly taken its place in British cinema as a classic family film, this film deserves some love too. Everyone associated with this film is at the top of their game. Behind the camera, Lionel Jefferies provides a great script (adapted from Antonia Barber's original book "The Ghosts") and great direction too. Great atmosphere is provided courtesy of Wilfred Shingleton's production design, Gerry Fisher's excellent photography and one of Hollywood regular Elmer Bernstein's greatest scores (for what was a small British film - who'd have guessed?).

    In front of the camera, the talent is equally impressive and it is sign of Lionel Jefferies unrecognised talent as a director that he draws some great performances from his cast, some of whom have never been better than they are here. Diana Dors shows a rare talent as a character actress and there are also good performances from David Lodge, James Villiers, Madeline Smith, Deddie Davies, Laurence Naismith, Graham Crowden, Garry Miller, Dorothy Alison and Rosalyn Landor.

    And for the ill-fated Lynne Frederick who has given a number of poor performances in bit parts over the years before her death and who was unfortunately better known for her chaotic personal life and the unpleasant aftermath to her marriage to Peter Sellers, her appearance here is a revelation. I disagree with one of the previous posts that says that she is slightly too old for the role. To me she seems absolutely right and if she is too old, then so too are Jenny Agutter and Sally Thomsett in "The Railway Children". It is a tragedy that Lynne Frederick did not go on to fulfil the promise that she showed in this film and if she really was a mediocre actress, then Lionel Jefferies deserves even more credit for drawing such a great performance from her for this film as she is excellent here (especially during the scenes in which Langley Park burns at the end). It's a shame what happened to her in real life but instead of remembering her as the bloated alcoholic drug-addicted wreck that she became, I prefer to remember the Lynne Frederick forever immortalised on film here - a beautiful young woman who had so much promise.

    By the way, when is someone going to release Elmer Bernstein's wonderful score to this film on CD?
    10darwiniantheory

    GREW UP ON

    Saw this film when I was a child, and it still gives me the same lil shudders and I STILL giggle in the right places... its a good old story with the sweetest ending EVER.

    It really encapsulates the film genre of the 1970's and the old way of telling ghost stories which seems to have been lost in modern films.

    This film is good for the whole family and actually deals with death and the afterlife in a manner that makes you talk about it afterwards
    7nicklawton-1

    An overlooked British Gem...

    Like many films made by the British film industry at it's nadir in the 1970s, the Amazing Mr Blunden could be overlooked, but those willing to make the effort will find a gem. There's the wonderfully English setting of the film, mixing the nostalgia of a Georgian England of Mr Blunden and Langley Park, with the Edwardianism of Jamie and Lucy's world. Mixed with good background music and wonderful setting amongst a stately home and a traditional village and the film is playing to all the traditional strengths of British film and drama. Adults will perhaps prefer these aspects to the plot, but children will enjoy the 'good vs. evil' aspect of the children's fight to save the lives of Georgie and Sara against Mrs Wickens (played excellently by Diana Dors who steals the film). Sadly, the film misses much 'fun' that could be made out of the stark characters of Mr and Mrs Wickens and the rest of the cast (particularly the dandy-ish uncle played by James Villiers). There's also one cringe-worthy moment too - when all the actors and actress wave goodbye at the end. They don't make things that this anymore....
    10canndyman

    Classic British family film that leaves a lasting impression

    I first saw this film at the cinema in 1972, and thought at the time it was the best film I'd ever seen - in fact I watched it twice that day! Now, all these years later it's still one of my all-time favorites.

    Directed by Lionel Jeffries as a follow-up to his very successful 'Railway Children' movie 2 years' before, it's also a charming period piece set in the Edwardian era, but this time with very a clever plot concerning time travel and ghosts.

    His direction is first-class, despite obvious budget restrictions, and it seems a pity this movie wasn't so well-received at the box-office as his previous film, as I think it's even better. Once again the casting and performances are perfect too.

    There is excellent brooding atmosphere about the derelict mansion the family are mysteriously hired to caretake by the Amazing Mr Blunden... he has placed them there in order to right a terrible wrong of 100 years' past. The suspense builds up to an exciting climax with the terrible fire of 100 years before played out again - and we are left to wonder if history really has been changed this time.

    The music score is fantastic too - one of the best ever in my view, and one of the film's many highlights is the unforgettable performance of Diana Dors as the awful and scary hag-like housekeeper Mrs Wickens.

    This is simply an excellent family film that leaves a lasting impression. I showed it to my son when he was 7, and he was absolutely captivated by it - just as I had been in the cinema all those years ago. He actually calls it 'The Ghost Children' - a title that I feel would have served the film better, and perhaps would have maybe drawn attention more to its supernatural elements.

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    • Anecdotes
      Lynne Frederick (Lucy) wears the exact same blue Edwardian coat worn by Jenny Agutter two years earlier in Lionel Jeffries' previous film Les enfants du chemin de fer (1970).
    • Gaffes
      Although the house is extremely derelict and overgrown and supposedly no one goes near it the lawns are neatly trimmed.
    • Citations

      [the children are keen to see some real ghosts]

      Mr. Blunden: As they grow older they lose their power to believe in the unlikely.

    • Crédits fous
      The closing credits feature many of the characters waving goodbye to the audience, with an associated caption showing each actor's name. However the character names are never shown in the opening or closing credits. Only the very minor characters are given a conventional "actor / character" credit.
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    • How long is The Amazing Mr. Blunden?Alimenté par Alexa
    • Was this movie a product of the CFF (Children's Film Festival) series?

    Détails

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    • Date de sortie
      • 30 novembre 1972 (Royaume-Uni)
    • Pays d’origine
      • Royaume-Uni
    • Langue
      • Anglais
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • Die Wunder des Herrn B.
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Heatherden Hall, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni(Exteriors of Langley Park mansion)
    • Sociétés de production
      • Hemdale
      • Hemisphere Productions
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    • Durée
      1 heure 39 minutes
    • Mixage
      • Mono
    • Rapport de forme
      • 1.85 : 1

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