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starring: Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, Anna Friel, Steven Mackintosh, Tom Georgeson directed by: David Leland  Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786305177319 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 6305177317 Label: Polygram USA Video Manufacturer: Polygram USA Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Polygram USA Video Release Date: May 11, 1999 Running Time: 111 minutes Studio: Polygram USA Video Theatrical Release Date: June 12, 1998 Sales Rank: 6625 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - A nice romp in the English countrysideHere is another of those little movies, that catch your attention and end up staying on your mind long after they end. While flipping through the movie channels, I came across Land Girls. I just happenend on the roll in the hay scene between Anna Friel and Steven Mackintosh. Well naturally, I stopped my surfing to take in this wonderful and comedic moment of the film. Having been hooked, I watched the remainder and like other reviewers was surprised to learn of the "Land Girls". Yet another aspect ... Read More Rating:  - Touching, Real StoryMy husband and I often rent or buy films about WWII. His father was a pilot who suffered severe injuries in the war. He married a girl from South Hampton. She worked in a factory throughout the war. Her father refused to go into bomb shelters. He'd sit on the lawn, drinking a pint, cursing the Germans. We had seen Steven MackIntosh in the "Prime Suspect," episode 5, wherein he played a hideously vicious gang leader. He was as fascinating as Bill the Butcher in that role. "Land Girls" started out sort ... Read More Rating: - The book is betterYes, the scenery is wonderful, but the book is paced better. And, having grown up on a farm, how the heck did they think anyone would thresh grain in the winter? Where were the historical advisers? Threshing is done in the hottest part of the year, usually July. Rating: - Beautiful Exmoor scenery, early performance by Ms. WeiszI bought this movie after I returned from a trip to Somerset and Devon and wanted more of the scenery to savor. (I have a habit of regarding all movies as basically travelogues). I was not disappointed...the scenery is exquisite. What surprised me was that the movie itself is very good. (I had not heard of it before...just found it in search of Exmoor movies, and I had never heard of the program that sent young city women to work on farms during WW II). Rachel Weisz was ... Read More Rating: - the land girlsBeing English, I can relate to the trauma's of this wonderful movie. It is real life of war torn England in the face of defeat.They could not have picked better actors for this movie and the scenery of land and the farm are excellant..One could really ""smell"" the farm house and it's surrounds..wonderful!! Browse for similar items by category:
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