Two-Way Stretch
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Actor: Peter SellersDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 78 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-01-21
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of Two-Way Stretch
Movie Review: Top Class Comedy Caper.
Summary: 5 Stars
I will start by saying that Kim Newman's summary of this classic English comedy is excellent, and I completely agree with the comments. While Sellers is the star, this is clearly an ensemble piece, and the other actors are all terrific. Nobody really steals a film from Sellers, but Lionel Jeffries comes close--his turn as the "nasty" prison guard, "Sour" Crout, is an absolute gem. As Kim Newman mentions, David Lodge, Bernard Cribbins and Wilfrid Hyde-White are fine in support as "the gang".
Others deserve credit too--Maurice Denham as the most benign prison warden in history, preoccupied with his garden and prize--winning ( he hopes ) marrow--Liz Fraser as Dodger's long-suffering, blond-bombshell girlfriend--Irene Handl as Bernard Cribbins' larcenous "Mum", castigating her son for not breaking out of jail and preserving her criminal family's "honour"--George Woodbridge as the kindest, most naive prison guard in the history of cinema.
The script is marvellous--with even "bit-players" getting hilarious lines. During "visiting day", one of the inmates asks for an explanation about his wife's new baby when he has been locked up for three years--her reply is priceless. No--I won't tell you--buy the movie !
Anchor Bay as usual gives us a very nice picture.
One minor criticism--the picture on the cover of the DVD has nothing to do with this movie at all--I'm not sure what happened here.
In summary, a classic British comedy from the "golden age", not to be missed.
A very sad footnote, dated 20 February 2010--Mr. Lionel Jeffries has passed away. For many years, Mr. Jeffries was one of Britain's most versatile character actors. While he had a terrific flair for roles in comedy films like "Two Way Stretch" and "The Wrong Arm of the Law", he could be equally convincing in serious parts such as the nasty gang leader in that African "western", "The Hellions". Mr. Jeffries will be missed.
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