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starring: Joss Ackland, Topol, Martin Balsam, Joel Grey, Alison Doodydirected by: Larry Peerce
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0092091140116
Format: Color, NTSC
Label: Starmaker Entertainment
Manufacturer: Starmaker Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starmaker Entertainment
Release Date: August 10, 1992
Running Time: 233 minutes
Sales Rank: 16318
Studio: Starmaker Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: May 10, 1987
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Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Don't read the book first!
As the previous viewer was upset over the book vs. movie I can say I didn't even know there was a book to this story. It's a wonderful story - beautfully told and it will keep you on hte end your seat the entire time. I wish they would make in on DVD. It deserves one!
Rating: - Queenie...
Mia Sara stars as the beautiful half-caste, Merle Oberon. After being accused of murder, Queenie escapes the misery of Calcutta and travels to London. Later on as Queenie rises to the heights of Hollywood superstardom, she gets an offer to star in a film which is to be filmed in Calcutta...
Queenie is based on the the novel by Michael Korda.
The first part of the film shot about Queenie's early years are much more interesting than the years that follow ... in London & Hollywood.
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Rating:  - Queenie
When I first saw Queenie, I was immediately struck with the masterful depiction of British India. The bitter racial prejudice that permeated the environment was exceedingly well portrayed in Queenie's life story. It emphasized the ridiculousness of racial superiority, as Queenie was part Indian, yet no one could tell so merely by her appearance, as she looked quite white, and was treated thus by those who did not know her ancestry. This superficiality of skin color was a fantastic motif in ... Read More
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