Dr. Crippen (DVD) Reviews
Newest Review: ... and forms a crimefighting partnership with George Bernard Shaw. Although that might - might - have made for a better film. ... more
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Back in 1964, when this was made, the case was probably well-known enough to hang a film on. This probably explains a few shortcuts it takes with the plot. These days, with the Crippen case far more obscure, it feels a little less complete than it should. The main problem is that it never establishes why on earth Ethel, a total fox, is attracted to the dowdy, meek, emotionally repressed Crippen in the first place. Neither character is written quite well enough to give us any insight into either of them. H...more
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Dr Crippen [DVD] United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( M ... Last Update 18.05.2013 16:11
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Dr Crippen [DVD] United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( M ... Last Update 18.05.2013 15:40
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Customer Dr. Crippen (DVD) Reviews (1)
by - written on 16/07/12 (Very useful, 34 readings)
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This Optimum Classic DVD is £8 on amazon. The picture quality is pretty good, and there are no extras whatsoever. The cover carries the banner 'Horror classics' (this is not a horror film); and there's a picture of a screaming woman who does not appear anywhere in the film. I've never quite understood why Dr Crippen captured the public imagination so much. As killers go, he racked up an unambitious body count, and there have been vague doubts about what actually happened to his wife. It was one of those old-timey polite murders (it happened in 1910), in which (according to the official version, anyway) a man murdered his wife so he could be with his lover. ... Read the complete review
