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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Koch International
EAN: 0741952645092
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Koch Vision
Manufacturer: Koch Vision
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Koch Vision
Release Date: April 10, 2007
Running Time: 93 minutes
Sales Rank: 37047
Studio: Koch Vision
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
This new adaptation of Thomas Hughes famous novel tells the tale of a young boy s courage in the face of vicious bullying. Set in Rugby Public School during the1800s Tom transforms from a timid homesick schoolboy to a courageous student as he learns to confront his fears stand up for his friends and hurdle the obstacles of adolescence.System Requirements:Running Time: 93 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 741952645092 Manufacturer No: KOCDV6450
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Tom Brown's Schooldays charts a young boy's first steps towards adulthood as he attends a troubled British school. As Tom Brown (Alex Pettyfer, Stormbreaker) arrives at Rugby Public School, so does the new headmaster, Dr. Arnold (Stephen Fry, Gosford Park, Wilde), a man who intends to stamp out the bullying and drunkenness that sow corruption in the school. Brown and Arnold collide, but Brown's true enemy is the brutal Flashman (Joseph Beattie), an upperclassman who dedicates himself to making Brown's life miserable. The adaptation of this classic English novel is extremely abridged (only 93 minutes, as opposed to the almost four-hour 1971 version) and takes some liberties with the story (Flashman's crimes are much more dastardly here). But the results are strong; though the exposition may feel a bit choppy and episodic, the mixing of storylines leads to an emotionally compelling second half. This version retains the novel's greatest strength, the complexity of Tom Brown himself; far from a cardboard icon of virtue, Brown's character allows for both courage and insolence, loyalty and rebelliousness. But the movie's greatest strength is Stephen Fry's performance; his magnetism, intelligence, and empathy drive Tom Brown's Schooldays forward. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - First-class treatment of a first-rate Victorian novel
The story is well known: Rugby, a public school in the English midlands and where the game was invented, acquires a new headmaster in 1828: Dr Arnold managed single-handedly to change the way of life at boys' schools in the whole country. (To put this into context, these were the days when great social reforms were just beginning, with the abolition of slavery on the horizon and the first glimpses of "human rights".) When he arrived the masters were idle and often drunk, and the boys were left ... Read More
Rating:  - Historical brutality?
This is a very well made film and probably historically correct as far as the private (public) school system was concerned but it is hard to watch the cruelty and brutality towards the younger boys. Alex Pettyfer is excellent as the young Tom Brown but he is continually "beat up" by the system of older sadistic students and disconnected teachers. He does stand up to it all and triumphs at the end, but at what cost? The saddest was the torture of a sensitive new student who never really recovers. It ... Read More
Rating: - Faithfully presented
I enjoyed this version of Tom Brown. Stephen Fry portrays the compassionate schoolmaster, who attempts to reform Rugby House. A faithful adaptation of the novel.
Rating: - Best version yet
I have seen all the versions available of this story, and feel that this is the finest version yet produced. I enjoyed it much more than the BBC "Materpiece Theatre" series which is much longer. Usually, I prefer a more detailed story, but something did not appeal to me with the "Masterpiece" version. I have a DVD copy from England acted by John Howard Davies & Robert Newton. This is the highly acclaimed version by most from 1951. I guess the appealing qualities about the newest version are the ... Read More
Rating: - Not a mini-series but a mini-version of Thomas Hughes' school novel
"Tom Brown's Schooldays" was originally published in 1857. Thomas Hughes had attended Rugby School, an English public school for boys from 1834 to 1842, but it seems the title character was based on his older brother George. The book is considered the first in the genre of school novels, spawning a host of imitations during the Victorian era, the most successful of which would be the Harry Potter novels of the 21st century. The BBC did a mini-series version of "Tom Brown's Schooldays" in 1972, where ... Read More
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