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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767077774
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0767077776
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 22, 2005
Running Time: 350 minutes
Sales Rank: 9115
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 23, 1980
Editorial Review:
Description:
On the evening of December 11, 1936, England's King Edward VIII formally broadcast his farewell to a nation. Torn between duty and love, he had decided to follow his heart. A powerful fairytale made all the more compelling because it actually happened, EDWARD & MRS. SIMPSON captures the unforgettable romance that develops between the Prince of Wales and an extraordinary American woman named Wallis Simpson. That she is already married and believed to have had previous affairs ruffles more than a few feathers. The scandal heats up when the Prince becomes King and declares his intention to marry his mistress, who has since divorced and become quite available. A critically acclaimed British mini-series from 1978 finally available on DVD, EDWARD & MRS. SIMPSON features seven episodes shot in sumptuous period detail and stars Edward Fox (Gandhi, A Passage to India) and Cynthia Harris (Mad About You, Three Men and a Baby). DVD Features: 'Wallis Simpson' Episode From A&E's Award-Winning Series BIOGRAPHY; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - splendid
I was guided by the customer reviews when I was searching for a treatment of this story that I became interested in and so I selected this production. It is splendid, with sumptuous period detail, fine acting, and the time to tell the story completely. Since this was a television production there are no subtitles to identify places, times or characters so you will have to pay close attention to identify who is who and what their role is. Edward was neither a hero or villain, just a human being who ... Read More
Rating:  - excellent
I have watched it twenty times and will watch it again and again.
Great quality actors.
Mrs Simpson character is wonderful.
Her outfits and her voice are mesmerizing.
Rating: - This Movie is So Realistic It's Almost Unreal!
Fabulous series. Uncanny in its realism. The leading characters are represented with such versimilitude that one gets the sensation of actually being there with them. This set was swiftly shipped by an excellent seller, whose communications and business-practice are to be commended. Thanks for enriching our lives with this great offering.
Rating:  - Edward & Mrs. Simpson
The acting and casting looked good to me but the theme song that played at the beginning and end of each DVD drove me absolutely nuts. I also didn't care for the artifical quality of some of the indoor scenes. In particular, the lighting reminded me too much of what I call "soap opera lighting." I'm not sure if this was supposed to be a play, a movie, or a docu-drama but whatever it was it didn't feel real to me. It felt fake.
Rating: - Almost Perfect Adaption of a Great Royal Story
"Edward & Mrs. Simpson" is the best available dramatization of the events leading up to the abdication of Edward VIII. But it could have been better, and there is more of a story to tell than has yet been told. The last few weeks just prior to the fateful event were even more dramatic and tension-filled than this production was able to present. Supporters took to the streets; Stanley Baldwin and the cabinet were in frequent session dealing with the momentous events that were traspiring; the air ... Read More
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