The Forsyte Saga - The Complete Series
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 | Product Details: Studio: BBC Warner Region: 1 Number of Discs: 7 Format: Box set, Closed-captioned Black & White DVD Full Screen NTSC Rating:  Sales Rank: 26731 | | Look for similar DVDs by genre: | | Customers who bought this item also bought:
| | Customer Reviews: Forsyte Classic (13 March 2010)The 1967 BBC production of "The Forsyte Saga" on DVD is a classic. Even in black and white it stands alone in its genre. The production captures the heart and soul of John Galsworthy's story because of the excellent casting, direction, and skillful use of resources. You forget the production was made on a limited budget. We do not see actors merely speaking their lines while relying on their personalities and star power. We see real people and share their feelings, ideas, loves, and hates. It's all there: the tapestry of human life as experienced in Victorian England. Buy this set. You won't be disappointed! The Forsyte Saga (10 February 2010)Wonderful adaptation of Galsworthy's great book Some video issues,Black and white,but well worth having. Love this Series (05 February 2010)I remember when this first aired when I was in high school. I absolutely loved the series - particularly the first half. I've been looking to buy for a very long time but until now the price was prohibitive. I absolutely recommend this 'original' Forsyte Saga for all lovers of historical/semi-historical romance/drama and old-fashioned soap-operas as well. Outstanding actors and wonderful series (14 December 2009)I waited forever to buy this, I just finished watching it, it was outstanding, the cast were picked perfect for their parts, I wish TV today would be done so well, of course TV does not seem to do mini series as they used too. The first 30 min all the characters appear in a gathering, this may seem confusing at first but it will all fall into place and you will just love it. A Milestone (29 August 2009)As a child I remember hearing adults speaking in glowing terms of a long but riveting series called The Forsyte Saga. It was on public television, and we didn't yet have cable, so I was unable to watch it then. But later the success of The Forsyte Saga helped to spawn "Masterpiece Theater", which became an increasingly important part of my life through high school and beyond. I never saw the original Forsyte Saga until it was released on DVD, and I can now say confidently that it was well worth the wait. Since this is a production from the 1960s, all 26 episodes are black and white. I expected this to make it seem somewhat old fashioned, but it wasn't at all. The cast is so outstanding and the writing is so literate that one overlooks any thing which might seem a shortcoming. (For a rare example, I have to say that the Wilmots' "Southern accents" must rank among the worst ever perpetrated by non-Southerners!) I had already seen the newer versions of The Forsyte Saga, so it was interesting to see and compare this depiction (generally this one is superior in acting and in scripting) with the later ones. It was also enjoyable to recognize British actors and actresses with whom I became familiar during the heyday of Masterpiece Theater in the 1970s, particularly Margaret Tyzack. The 26 episodes are all about 50 minutes long, so be sure to block out sufficient time over a period of several weeks so that you can savor this series and stretch it out as it was intended. |
