Rent John and Julie (1955)

3.6 of 5 from 56 ratings
1h 19min
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Synopsis:
This charming and timeless film records the adventures of two small children who run off to watch the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953, meeting various eccentrics on the way. The characters the children meet are played by the great British stars of the period and this film is fascinating for anyone interested in British artistic history.
Actors:
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Directors:
Writers:
William Fairchild
Studio:
Slam Dunk
Genres:
Children & Family, Classics
Collections:
A Brief History of Coronations on Screen, Getting to Know: Sidney James, inema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 2
BBFC:
Release Date:
02/04/2007
Run Time:
79 minutes
Languages:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
Colour

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Cute little feel good movie - John and Julie review by LN

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Updated 22/05/2021

From the Long Lost Comedy Classics series.

Nice little mid-50s B movie, 1955, made at Beaconsfield Studios. Julie looks about 6 and John 8, they take off for London against parents' and teachers' wishes and encounter all sorts of difficulties plus odd characters on the way. John and Julie desperately strive throughout to see the Queen on her Coronation day.

Loads of well known faces, Wilfred Hyde White, Moira Lister, Sid James, Peter Sellars, Constance Cumming, Peter Jones, even a brief glimpse of Katie Johnson, who played Mrs Wilberforce in the Ladykillers!

Cleverly interspersed with the real 1953 newsreel footage of festivities, showing the crowds, the state coach and the return procession, even including a glimpse of Churchill. Thousands turned out for this event,

It reminds one it was sadly a rainy day, typical Britain !! Nevertheless all the classic pomp and pageantry that Britain can do so well; must have been something else to behold; indeed quite a day to remember.

Extras on the disc include a few still photographs plus precis of others in the Long Lost Comedy series.

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