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| Director: Waris Hussein
Actors: Angela Lansbury, Irene Worth, Sam Wanamaker, Patricia Hodge, Anna Carteret
Studio: Hallmark
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Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 10556
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original Recording Reissued, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 102 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4 x 1.1
ISBN: 1574922777
UPC: 707729853039
EAN: 9781574922776
ASIN: 1574922777
Theatrical Release Date: December 3, 1989
Release Date: August 17, 1999
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Condition: Box and tape in great condition with minor wear to edges/corners. Tape plays great.
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 Enjoyable yet unpretentious October 13, 2005
J. Laplagne (Washington, DC)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Angela Lansbury does a wonderful job at protraying this character. Set in great locations that make the story more believable. No movie ever lives up to what a book can deliver in feeling and detail but this comes pretty close. I enjoyed the complex relationships between mother and children. They ring so true, using my family and other families I know as a guide. Forget those that say this is nothing like the book or give it only one or two stars. This movie does stand on it's own and the acting is great.
 * * * * * not for sophomores July 13, 2006
bookloversfriend (United States)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
The one star was given due to the fact that some sellers are selling the PAL version of this DVD under this heading of Region 1. Unless you can play PAL, avoid. The most notorious of these, caiman, even refuses to give a refund or an exchange for YOUR mistake in having ordered a PAL version.
The movie itself is easily five stars: * * * * *
The documentary with this movie has the producer and the screenwriter saying that Rosamunde herself approved the changes that they made in the script in bringing this novel to the screen. So, those who think they are being sophisticated by whining about the fact that the movie is different from the book are merely showing how sophomoric they are.
This is a superb movie of realistic and appealing characters, realistic and heart-rending relationships and real-life situations. That it manages to be gripping and involving in addition to all that realism is a testament to the skill of the moviemakers.
Recommended to all those who like a human/family movie.
Not even as a stand alone December 11, 2004
B. Stevens (Wilmington, DE USA)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have watched several film remakes of popular books, and I know that inevitably things will be changed. The important thing is that the movie be able to stand on it's own, so that even with the changes you embrace it. Not this movie. I actually couldn't wait for it to end - the acting was bad, the casting was even worse.... I think that sums it all up.
Heart warming June 25, 2000
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This movie is no day at the beach. It is really nostalgic and sweet. If you are easily drawn to tears while you watch a movie, keep some kleenex handy. I watched it at a friend's house and now I am buying it for my mom. Good performances throughout by the cast.
 A warm, beautiful and compelling film-- not to be missed! July 25, 1999
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
A beautiful, warm, and compelling film, THE SHELL SEEKERS is one of television's few genuine film masterpieces. Originally produced as a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation, this absorbing and all too human drama deserves much more widespread attention. Superbly written and beautifully filmed, it features outstanding performances by a well rounded cast of uniformly excellent actors, not the least of whom is star Angela Lansbury. In a day in which grown children find it all too easy to blame their parents for every childhood shortcoming, the warmth, compassion, and message of this filmic gem can help bring healing and insight to many of today's searching "thirtysomethings". Unavailable on television or video for many years, truly this is a film not to be missed. It's a beautiful, poignant video that belongs in every family's video library.
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