AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Cem Lamb This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Donald Seymour This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

jrthomas-78828 Love this movie! Cannot believe I reached 34 years without seeing it! Patrick Stewart was phenomenal!

leelions Just a correction to the earlier review regarding filming location. Belvoir Castle is actually in Leicestershire, not Lincolnshire. Other than that I agree with most of the previous comments. Although a tad trite in some scenes the film is quite heart-warming and, as usual, the acting skills of Alec Guiness shine through. I really hope that some digitally proficient individual can obtain the rights to transfer this movie to DVD. I know that I would certainly purchase a copy and, judging by the other favorable reviews here, I wouldn't be alone. How about a 30th anniversary edition? With the Anglo-American aspect, the DVD would surely sell to a family audience on both sides of the Atlantic. I can see it now on PBS !!!

Jason Clarke I remember this film with great fondness. The film is full of well known British actors and American's Connie Booth and Ricky Schroder. I would dearly love to see this film again. I first saw it at the cinema, which would often show TV movies, and then it seemed to be shown on TV almost every Christmas.The music score was particularly good too and even now I can remember the wonderful theme.Another reason why I liked this film so much is that it was filmed locally to where I used to live. The castle scenes were filmed in and around Belvoir Castle in Lincolnshire (near Grantham), and where the Duke of Rutland resides. The shop/village scenes were filmed in the village of Exton, Rutland (near Oakham - my home town).Hope to see a DVD copy sometime! BTW would love to know Patrick Stewart's thoughts/memories on this film!

richardstrickland Not only an excellent leading cast, Alec Guinness superb as the curmudgeony earl and Ricky Schroeder believably charming as the American boy thrust into the world of the English nobility, the minor characters are also exceptional: Eric Porter as the earl's steward and Patrick Stewart as the head coachman both particularly memorable. The pace of the film is also excellent, events happen and characters develop with interesting detail but without over emphasis or very drawn out scenes. Overall, in our family's top 20 or even top 10 fims. So, why on earth can't the studio issue this film on VHS or DVD! Considering the absolute rubbish that is now available even on DVD there must surely be a market for an excellent seasonal "family" film like this. We made a recording when this film was shown on TV sometime in the early 80s, since when it has been played at least twice a year for the last 20 years and both sound and vision have now deteriorated to a point where it is almost unwatchable. PLEASE! someone, pass this request on to the studio and get it issued on DVD. We know there are many families like us who would be happy to pay £15 or so for a new version to play for the next 20 years.