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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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 Shouldn't expect the movie to be like the book anyway May 19, 2004
Laura Hammock
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
People, you know that movies are never as good as the book! This is no exception. However, in terms of the movie itself, I liked it. It was fun and interesting to compare my own personal images of Penelope, Nancy, Olivia, Noel, Antonia, and Danus to those in the movie. Sure, there were a lot of differences, but if you LOVE Rosamunde Pilcher's novels as much as I do then you can appreciate this movie and how it tried to grasp the feeling of the story, if not the exact plot. I highly recommend the book Coming Home if you enjoyed The Shell Seekers, and the movie Coming Home is excellent, too!
 No way to improve upon the book April 8, 1999
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was disappointed to say the least. Ms. Lansbury was fine, but the other casting was not good enough. I realize that the detail of the book would be impossible to impart in such a short film, but the changes - huge changes - were too much. Richard being alive for one. In the book, they never would have chosen to be apart! I felt sad for anyone who viewed the movie and had not read the text to have been able to fill in the beautiful memories of her life that were omitted. I just felt let down. Sorry.
 This is Not the Shell Seekers September 5, 2008
Story weaver (Sioux Falls, SD USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
While I realize that this is a nice movie albeit it only 98 minutes, it is NOT the Shell Seekers. Anyone who loves this story-I have just reread it for the 7th time, will be very dissappointed. The story is totally butchered and even if Ms Pilcher approved the edits I dont care, it took out the depth and the incredible humanity of the original. The original is not sad, it is a tremendously uplifting and moving story. In addition to the dismantling of the story I believe the casting is particularly poor, not my image of the wonderfully dynamic characters in the book at all. While I love Angela Lansbury she has had to portray a Penelope that is a confused and melancholy old lady-not the vivacious and independent Penelope of the book -The most outrageous affront is the treatment of the role of Richard-that was the heart of the orginal and here its almost non existent. IF you are thinking of buying this to supplement your love for the book dont bother. Stick to your own images of the story -your own movie rather than ruining them with this melancholoy sudsy family soap opera of an older mother trying to cope with her 3 selfish adult children and having it all turn out sweet and fine in the end. Rubbish.
Pure enjoyment July 25, 2001
This film is one of my favorites. Angela Lansbury is at her best. The film gives a real insight into family relationships. This is not surprising as Rosamonde Picher's books have much in family life, loves and troubles. I hesitate to say it, but Shell Seekers is really a woman's film.
 Angela Lansbury starring in "The Shell Seekers" June 28, 2004
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Angela Lansbury stars in the movie "The Shell Seekers" based on the book of the same name "The Shell Seekers".The acting is good.If you like Angela Lansbury then you will enjoy this video since it is a good story.Angela Lansbury should have won a award for her acting in "The Shell Seekers"
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