Alice In Wonderland
BBC Warner (2000)
Family
In Collection
#388
0*
Seen ItYes
164573201018
USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Peter Sellers King of Hearts
Redgrave, Michael Caterpillar
Gielgud, John Mock Turtle
Leo McKern Duchess
Brambell, Wilifred White Rabbit
Bennett, Alan Mouse
Malik, Anne-Marie Alice
Director
Miller, Jonathan
Producer Hepworth, Cecil M.
Koopman, Elias
Writer Carroll, Lewis

Fans of Lewis Carroll's classic novel for children will be fascinated by this startling 1966 interpretation by Jonathan Miller, a noted British theater director. Influenced by surrealism and Victorian architecture, Miller's black-and-white version of Wonderland is a dour and creepy place, not the frenetic and charming bustle usually depicted. A brunette Alice (Anne-Marie Mallik) wanders like a sleepwalker, rarely looking anyone in the eye, and has fractured conversations with the likes of the Mad Hatter (Peter Cook, Bedazzled), the Caterpillar (Sir Michael Redgrave, The Lady Vanishes), the Duchess (Leo McKern, Rumpole of the Bailey), and the Mock Turtle (Sir John Gielgud, Brideshead Revisited, Arthur). The result is probably an accurate picture of the adult world seen through a child's eyes--an unsettling and intriguing vision. Also featuring Peter Sellers as the King of Hearts and music by Ravi Shankar.

This surreal, gothic version of the Lewis Carroll fantasy was directed by Jonathan Miller. Miller’s masterpiece was filmed for the BBC in 1966 and stars acting legends Peter Sellers, John Gielgud, Michael Redgrave, Peter Cook and Leo McKern, with dreamlike music written and performed by Ravi Shankar. In this Alice, an enigmatic young girl wanders through a Victorian landscape populated by the most bizarre and astonishing characters. Alice gently questions each one in turn, subtly mocking their middle-class English values. Packed with extras from the BBC vault, this Alice in Wonderland is a feast for the imagination!
Edition Details
Release Date 2/23/2010
No. of Disks/Tapes 1