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The Jewel In The Crown - Boxed Set [1984]
starring: Tim Pigott-Smith, Geraldine James, Wendy Morgan, Judy Parfitt, Rosemary Leach
directed by: Christopher Morahan, Jim O'Brien

Used Price: £9.99
Collectible Price: £11.98

Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5014138290344
Format: PAL
Label: Cinema Club
Manufacturer: Cinema Club
Number Of Discs: 4
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Cinema Club
Release Date: April 08, 2002
Running Time: 780 minutes
Studio: Cinema Club
Theatrical Release Date: 1984
Sales Rank: 4196

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Powerful and unforgettable
'The Jewel In The Crown' remains one of the greatest TV drama serials ever produced. Faithfully adapted from Paul Scott's 'The Raj Quartet', it was presented by Granada over fourteen weeks early in 1984.

The story is set in India, beginning in 1942 and ending with the granting of Independence in 1947. It covers the lives and loves of a huge cast of characters, both British and Indian. The story is very haunting and complex and includes all the right ingredients to make it interesting: political turmoil, doomed love, rape and a great deal else besides. Although it may seem like a soap opera at first, it is much more than that. It is a meticulously researched and brilliantly written epic, which includes a great deal of symbolism and ... Read More:

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- Peerless drama
I agree wholeheartedly with the previous reviewer. This is a quite magnificent drama series, as good as any I have ever seen. Watch this - or read the equally wonderful books - and the tale will stay with you forever, in all its richness and complexity. Superlative acting of a superlative script. When will we be able to get our hands on the lavish, remastered dvd set this series deserves?

Rating:

- Jewel In the Crown
I first watched this film years ago when it came out on TV as a mini series. It left an everlasting impact on me, as I have never forgotten it. Art Malik plays a brilliant part. It is drama and romance and intrique all mixed into a spectacular film. Forbidden love between two people of different nationalities (English and Indian) and class. This film is staged when Britain more or less ruled India. When India was the jewel in England's crown.

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- A SUPERLATIVE EPIC OF THE YEARS BEFORE INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE
This powerful and moving miniseries has lost none of its impact since it was first aired nearly twenty years ago. Highly acclaimed, it won numerous awards. Beautifully filmed on location in India, England, and Wales, it is a highly atmospheric and complex drama, redolent of the flavor of the turbulent years just before India gained its independence from British rule.

The story begins in 1942, and through its memorable characters, both British and Indian, it masterfully weaves a tapestry of events that explains the state of flux that India was in at the time and the collision between East and West that often occurred, as the old guard made way for the new. Pivotal events become symbolic of India's struggle for independence, and it is ... Read More:

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