Blunden by antonia barber 1969 short listed for the carnegie medal. The amazing mr blunden manages to be charming and eerie, fantastical yet rooted in real emotions. She used to watch it on tv and once recorded it on vhs but the quality was never that good and we could never find it on dvd online. My mum watched the amazing mr blunden as a kid and it remained her favourite film till now, like 30 years later. Download the amazing mr blunden 1972 yify torrent for.
The amazing mr blunden 1972 subtitles opensubtitles. Blunden movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. A widow dorothy alison and her two children are hired by the wraithlike blunden to aid him in his. Mr claverton delightedly offers the post to mrs allen and soon the family is travelling by bus to langley park, buckinghamshire. X, also known as the spiritualist, is a 1948 american horror thriller film noir directed by bernard vorhaus with cinematography by john alton. The amazing mr blunden dvd, 20 for sale online ebay. A mysterious and kindly old solicitor called mr blunden pays a visit to recently widowed mrs allen and her children offering her the position of caretaker at a derelict country mansion. Allen and her young children in her squalid, tiny camden. The title character is a ghost, doomed to roam his mansion until an ageold mystery is solved. The youngsters discover the house is haunted by two children and try to. Blunden was lionel jeffries second directorial effort after family favourite, the railway children. Blunden 1972 cast and crew a british gentlemans ghost laurence naismith takes a widows two children lynne frederick, garry miller from 1918 to 1818, to change history. A lot of middleclass kids grew up with mr blunden and his ilk candleshoe, one of our dinosaurs is missing, anything else from the bumper book of 70s family films it seemed that every easter holiday not christmas, that would be too appropriate it. Blunden is a 1972 family mystery film involving ghosts film directed by lionel jeffries, based on the novel the ghosts by antonia barber.
Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 6. The family become the housekeepers to a derelict country mansion in the charge of the solicitors. The family becomes the housekeepers to a derelict country mansion in the charge of the solicitors. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. A widow dorothy alison and her two children are hired by the wraithlike blunden to aid him in his sleuthing. The amazing mr blunden was one of those films from the 60s and 70s that time literally forgot. Allen and her young children in her squalid, tiny camden town flat, and makes her an offer she cant refuse. The film tells the story of a phony spiritualist racket. Heatherden hall, pinewood studios, iver heath, buckinghamshire, england, uk exteriors of langley park mansion 3 of 3. Allen and her young children in her tiny camden town flat and makes her an offer she cannot refuse.
Frederick blunden laurence naismith calls on the impoverished mrs. Following the railway children, lionel jeffries created this equally magical and muchloved classic. I bring it up because between pages 1 and 8 is an enormous story filled with mystery, adventure, suspense and characters that are thoughtfully and thoroughly realized. Allen and her young children in their squalid, tiny camden town flat and makes her an offer she cannot refuse. The genial resident ghost introduces them to two ghost children who ask them to solve an. Allen and her young children in her squalid, tiny camden town flat and makes her an offer she cannot refuse. All images and subtitles are ed to their respectful owners unless stated otherwise. Blunden is a 1972 family mystery film involving ghosts directed by lionel jeffries, based on the novel the ghosts by antonia barber. Download the amazing mr blunden 1972 yify torrent for 720p.
The amazing mr blunden 1972 directed by lionel jeffries. One day the children meet the spirits of two other children. The family become the housekeepers to a derelict country mansion in the charge of the. With the cyclical nature of all things, the amazing mr blunden attains a timeless quality regardless of the specific time periods presented. Blunden himself seems a lot more confident in the film, though still guiltstricken, he does not seem nearly as morose when offering the allens a job and gleefully wishes lucy and jamie a happy christmas. A widow and her two children are visited by a mysterious solicitor, who offers her a job as caretaker of a derelict mansion. It stars laurence naismith, lynne frederick, garry miller, rosalyn landor, marc granger, diana dors, madeline smith, and james villiers.
While charming in places, it offers all the right chills and thrills. Adapted from antonia barbers novel, the ghosts, it is a creepy yet magical family film filled with nostalgia and fantastical adventure. The amazing mr blunden really is a very overlooked period ghost story, and while i know lots of people who love it, i honestly think it is one of jeffriess more overlooked films. Allen at her lodgings in camden town to offer the widow a job as the caretaker of. One day the children meet the spirits of two other children who. With laurence naismith, graham crowden, dorothy alison, benjamin smith. Blunden plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at movies. While this may make mr blunden sound somewhat heavy, the truth of the matter is that at its heart the tale is a fantastical, often amusing, adventure that resonates in different ways for varying age groups. The amazing mr blunden 1972 the movie database tmdb. Blunden stars laurence naismith, lynne frederick, garry miller, diana dors the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 39 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Blunden 1972 lionel jeffries on allmovie the title character is a ghost, doomed to roam. The family become the housekeepers to a derelict country mansion in the. The amazing mr blunden movie mysterious old solicitor mr. Ghost story about two young children who move with their mother to an old mansion.
Allen at her lodgings in camden town to offer the widow a job as the caretaker of langley park, a derelict mansion in the country. The clerk retorts that is a picture of the current mr blunden s great grandfather who died 100 years ago and doubted if they had seen even the current mr blunden who was bedridden and senile. The film is prominently featured in altons book on cinematography painting with light 1949 the film stars turhan bey, lynn bari, cathy odonnell, and richard carlson. One day the children meet the spirits of two other children who died in the mansion nearly a hundred years prior. The family become the housekeepers to a derelict country mansion in the charge of th. Blunden 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Blunden is a movie starring laurence naismith, graham crowden, and dorothy alison. Lees adventure 2011 temporal dilation disorder affects a persons perception of time, and its no joke.
Tweet theres a strange sense of symmetry evoked by watching lionel jeffries the amazing mr blunden in 20, some 40 years after this tale of time travel and ghostly redemption initially saw the light of day. Blunden you are looking for semi serious movies about with time travel, ghost, crimes, supernatural, afterlife, supernatural ability and life is a bitch themes of family, mystery and fantasy genre shot in uk. The film is prominently featured in altons book on cinematography painting with light 1949. Filming locations 5 filming dates 1 filming locations.
The amazing mr blunden a celebration of a british classic duration. Apologies for awful picture quality this was taped offair in the late 1980s. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. A childrens film about a ghosts, old houses, mysteries and strange old men with bald heads.