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Rosamunde Pilcher (novel)
John Goldsmith (writer)
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1997 (UK) more
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Drama series about the Dunar and Carey-Lewis families, before during and after WW2. full summary | add synopsis
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A disappointment for fans of the book more (9 total)
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Peter O'Toole | ... | Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis | |
| Joanna Lumley | ... | Diana Carey-Lewis | |
| Penelope Keith | ... | Aunt Louise | |
| Anneliese Uhlig | ... | Aunt Lavinia | |
| David McCallum | ... | Billy Fawcett | |
| Emily Mortimer | ... | Judith Dunbar | |
| Gruschenka Stevens | ... | Athena Carey-Lewis | |
| Paul Bettany | ... | Edward Carey-Lewis | |
| Katie Ryder Richardson | ... | Loveday Carey-Lewis | |
| George Asprey | ... | Dr. Jeremy Wells | |
| Heikko Deutschmann | ... | Gus | |
| Patrick Ryecart | ... | Tommy Mortimer | |
| Carol Drinkwater | ... | Biddy | |
| Susan Hampshire | ... | Miss Catto | |
| Quentin Jones | ... | Walter |
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Heimkehr (Germany)
Rosamunde Pilcher - Heimkehr (Germany)
Rosamunde Pilcher's Coming Home (Australia) (DVD title)
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199 min
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"Coming Home" could make a very engrossing 6-8 hour mini-series; unfortunately this production is all surface fairy-tale gloss with none of the depth and intent of the book. Vast and important chunks of the original story are missing; most of the remnants are turned upside-down and inside-out, and given a relentlessly sentimental greeting-card treatment. The author's serious attempt to portray life as she knew it as a young woman before, during, and after WWII is almost completely lost. A group of very interesting and capable actors is pretty much wasted. Its difficult to understand why the producers took the approach they did; one gets the impression that they must not have liked the original book much.