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Boys in Brown (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
83 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1949 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Montgomery Tully

Written By:
Reginald Beckwith
Montgomery Tully

Actors:
Jack Warner ..... Governor
Richard Attenborough ..... Jackie Knowles
Dirk Bogarde ..... Alfie Rawlins
Jimmy Hanley ..... Bill Foster
Barbara Murray ..... Kitty Hurst
Patrick Holt ..... Tigson
Andrew Crawford ..... Casey
Thora Hird ..... Mrs. Knowles
Graham Payn ..... Plato Cartwright
Michael Medwin ..... Sparrow
John Blythe ..... Bossy
Alfie Bass ..... Basher
Stanley Escane ..... Bert
Robert Desmond ..... Spud
Martin Tiffen ..... Dusty

Synopsis:

Brown is the color of the uniforms worn by the residents of a British borstal (boy's reformatory). Jack Warner plays the governor (warden) of the institution, struggling to maintain an even keel with his tempestuous charges. The film aims for a veneer of reality by using an optical camera device to blend actual backgrounds with studio sets, a special effect that works about half the time. The Boys in Brown was based on a British stage play by Reginald Beckwith. Perhaps it was more effective on stage, where the advanced ages of the 'boys' were not quite so detectable.

An all-star cast spearhead this exercise in social realism. Jackie (Richard Attenborough) is poor and lives with his widowed mother. He dreams of marrying the girl across the street, Kitty, whom he loves. In a bid to escape the poverty trap, he agrees to participate in a robbery, but when this goes wrong he is sentenced to three years in Borstal. There he meets various characters who are planning an escape and although initially sceptical, he is persuaded by Alfie (Dirk Bogarde) to join the team. But what if it fails?

A slice of life in a British Borstal reform institution for young criminals.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 08 April, 2008.

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