Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance Trilogy (1984)

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Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance Trilogy (A Woman of Substance / Hold the Dream / To Be the Best)
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Directed by	Tony Wharmby and Don Sharp
Cast	Lindsay Wagner, Anthony Hopkins, Stephanie Beacham, Christopher Cazenove, Stuart Wilson (II), Julian Fellowes, David Robb and James Saito
Theatrical Release	November 25, 1984
DVD Release	April 16, 2002
Running Time	700 minutes
MPAA Rating	NR (Not Rated)
UPC Code	054961517398
Buy this item	$53.99 at Amazon.com As of Sep 7 10:24 EDT (details) 3 DVD, Acorn Media, Usually ships in 24 hours, Box set, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Languages: English (Original Language) Or 36 new from $37.94, 11 used from $35.49, 1 collectible from $61.25

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(4 reviews)

Outstanding storyline and acting

This is Deborah Kerr at her best! A young Liam Neeson is outstanding, as is Jenny Seagrove in the lead roles. Saw Woman of Substance as a TV mini-series is '86 and enjoyed it then - even nicer to own it and review whenever you want. January 16, 2008

A Woman of Substance Trilogy

disc #1 was wonderful ... I started disc #2 the same night and was THOROUGHLY DISAPPOINTED.... this #2 started out about 30 yrs ahead.. There was ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ON THE DISC ABOUT EMMA'S LOVER PAUL AND THEY STORY TOGETHER... i watched #3 just because I had it... I WROTE TO THE AUTHOR MRS BRADFORD AND THE COMPANY THAT MADE THE CD... I WANTED A REFUND.... If there is a complete disc 2 out there I never saw it :(
September 15, 2005

A lot of substance, but not a lot of quality

I bought this trilogy on the strength of the 5 star review I had read. To save someone else the disappointment I received, I am writing my first review.
The first of the 3, the title piece, was worth watching and on it's own might rate 4 stars. But the quality of the other two fell off dramaticly and I wouldn't give either of them more than 2 stars. Have our standards changed so much in the last 14-20 years since these were made and first broadcast, or would they have seemed just as insipid to me if I had seen them then, I wonder? I suppose if you have read and enjoyed the books (which I have not) you might have a different opinion. But I found the story rather contrived, the acting mediocre, and the characters underdeveloped and unappealing. Even the love scenes were uninspiring. The worst part, though, I think would have to be the cheesy background music which made it impossible to forget that I was watching a repackaged 80's miniseries.
So buy it only if you are a big Barbara Taylor Bradford fan and can overlook some major shortcomings. This trilogy has certainly not made a fan of me. April 6, 2005

A Great DVD!

I was so happy when I learn that "A Woman of Substance" series was coming to DVD. These are two great DVD's(while Hold the Dream is okay)The picture and sound on all three movie's is great. My only complaint is why was Lindsey Wagner casted for "Hold the Dream?" The change in the cast hurts this movie. Overall, "The woman of substance" trilogy is must for any fan of the books. December 23, 2002

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