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Under Milk Wood (1972)

 -  Comedy | Drama  -  21 January 1973 (USA)
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This is a delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called "Llareggub" (read it backwards). We meet a host of curious characters (and ghosts) ... See full summary »

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First Man
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Rosie Probert
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Captain Tom Cat
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Myfanwy Price
Vivien Merchant ...
Mrs. Pugh
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Mrs. Ogmore-Pritchard
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Mog Edwards
Ryan Davies ...
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Gossamer Beynon
Ray Smith ...
Mr. Waldo
Michael Forest ...
Sinbad Sailor
Ann Beach ...
Polly Garter
Glynn Edwards ...
Mr. Cherry Owen
Bridget Turner ...
Mrs. Cherry Owen
Talfryn Thomas ...
Mr. Pugh
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This is a delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called "Llareggub" (read it backwards). We meet a host of curious characters (and ghosts) through the 'eyes' of Blind Captain cat. This is a true "Classic" of modern British writing with a wonderful, mischievous use of language. Written by Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>

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21 January 1973 (USA)  »

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A mi erdőnk alján  »

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Peter O'Toole spends the latter part of the film with his eyes closed because he couldn't stand wearing the contact lenses that gave him the appearance of blindness which he wore in the earlier parts of the film. See more »

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Version of Under Milk Wood (1957) See more »

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not altogether satisfactory
4 April 2004 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

Dylan Thomas' play for voices has always worked best as a radio text, where its rich poetry can be fully appreciated. This film version is indeed true to the text but as a visual medium, is saddled with the need to open out and show scenes as described in the text - with sometimes risible results.

However, there are certain strengths that even the filmed treatment can't ruin. Chief amongst these are Peter O'Toole's interpretation of the blind Captain Cat, dreaming of his lost love, Rosie Probert (played by an overly made-up Elizabeth Taylor); and O'Toole's then wife, Sian Phillips, as Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard, abusing both her dead husbands as they lie with her. Polly Garter and Myfanwy Price, Thomas' corrupt and innocent, are well-played by Ann Beach and Glynis Johns.

Richard Burton is 1st Voice, as he was in the memorable radio production of the 1950s. But here he is also a malevolent presence wandering quietly round the village of Llareggub, influencing the action at some points (the scene in the barn seemed out-of-place and slowed the pace of this film). I'm not knocking Burton's voice, which was superb for the material, but perhaps his presence would have been better restricted to a narrator.


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