Thank you Ms Betsy for a very wonderful work - this version is the most amazing of all - although Jeremy Brett and his ex wife Anna Massey were no longer with us - they left an indelible mark of creativity to the world - thanks once again for your hard work ❤️
Jeremy Brett was the best Sherlock Holmes. His interpretation of the character was perhaps just a little bit "nutty" which fits well with high intellegence IMO.
I have now watched all four episodes of this newly restored and improved 'Rebecca'. My heartfelt gratitude and thanks to all those involved, since to my mind this is much the best dramatization of 'Rebecca' ever made. In stark contrast, there was a TV series of 'Rebecca' released in 1997. I thought this was terrible. In this version, there was an unimaginably stupid decision to show Rebecca herself, which robs the story of its entire point, which is that the deceased Rebecca is a brooding, haunting presence. She only lives on in the mind of the obsessed and deranged Mrs Danvers, and as a bitter memory in the mind of Maxim de Winter. To show Rebecca in person renders all the mystery null and void. STUPID. This version also features Jonathan Cake, in a hopelessly over the top portrayal of Favell; much more ham than cake, I fear. The only objection I have about the 1979 version is that the credits display 'Music by Ron Grainer'. In fact virtually all the music for this series was composed by Debussy; extensive and repetitive use of 'Footprints in the Snow' and 'Gardens in the Rain' particularly. Granted these piano pieces were beautifully arranged for small ensemble by Ron Grainer, but that is a far cry from being composed by him. It was rather mean of the producers to decline to give Debussy any credit for the music. That little niggle aside, in my opinion this is the definitive film version of 'Rebecca' - I can't imagine it being scripted or performed any better. So thanks again for this improved version. I only wish a team of experts would digitally restore this masterpiece further, and make the quality as clear and sharp as possible.
Debussy's music was surely not so much stolen as utilised - to wonderful effect - for Rebecca. No one can steal a note of Debussy's music. It's out there in the public domain for all of us to enjoy. I think the arrangements for Rebecca are masterly, and they fit the story like a glove.
A faithful retelling beautifully cast. But Hitchcock increased the tension and cut to the chase. His film is more challenging, than this rather pale remake. It remains the one I will watch on a sleepless night.
Well done with this new version. This TV series of 'Rebecca' from 1979 needs all the digital remastering it can get, as to my mind it is far and away the best adaptation of 'Rebecca' there has ever been. No other versions come close. Jeremy Brett, Joanna David, Anna Massey: all perfect in their roles. This should have been digitally remastered and commercially available on DVD years ago. The music too is brilliant: Debussy's piano music arranged for small ensemble. The piece 'Des Pas Sur La Neige' which is heard all through this series, perfectly conveys the brooding, haunting atmosphere of Manderley, and the girl's foreboding, feeling lost and disorientated. Why has this masterpiece been so neglected? The BBC don't have any versions of it for sale. It has been left to languish, out of focus, on TH-cam. I put this down to stupidity, ignorance, complacency and indifference. This series should be applauded and treasured for the masterpiece it is. I wish people like Spielberg or Scorsese could be alerted to this series. They could easily give the world a fully restored version.
What's my Gent , just like that, physical adjusting acceptable. I'm looking for depth, if I receive anymore superficial I'll give up completely on further with Wray I couldn't seem to obtain.
Thank you! I wasn't previously familiar with "Des Pas Sur La Neige." It's difficult to imagine a more perfect theme to hear throughout the story. In addition, I loved hearing "Rêverie" during the scenes at "Monte." There is one moment that has stayed with me more than any other: the vision of Mrs. Danvers' face for the first time. It wasn't a very good portent of the time to be spent at Manderley!
Thank you, I agree this is the best .... and that includes, by the way, the celebrated Alfred Hitchcock version...THIS IS THE BEST. Joanna Walley's incredible portrayal of the new, Mrs. DeWinter, with her beautiful voice.
Thank you very much for making this 1979 adaptation of Rebecca into one video rather than in many parts. It's easier to watch in one video. While I loved Jeremy Brett as Sherlock, he was exceptional as Max De Winter.
@@sharonrojas9569 In one of the interviews, Brett was asked whether he considered Holmes his alter ego. Jeromy said that although he has characteristics inherent in Holmes, the success of this role is the result of analyzing the character of the hero and being completely immersed in the role.
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I always thought he was far better than Laurence Olivier in the role. Yes, I know some might consider that sacrilegious, but Jeremy Brett and Joanna Walley are superb.
I had not known of this 1979 version. It is very well done and Jeremy Brett is wonderfully handsome as Maxim de Winter. Joanna David performs as well as Joan Fontaine. An excellent production as only the British can do it. Thank you.
@@irenecronin160 As a extra in the scene where Rebecca meets the housekeeper who turns to face the camera whoops it is the late Anna Massey daughter of actor Raymond Massey and at one time married to Jeremy Brett. Keep it a family affair I say 'cos I can't spell nepotism.🤣
Superb. Ms. David IS the Second Mrs. DeWinter and Mr. Brett IS Maxim DeWinter. This is the only version that has all the nuance, subtleties and grace notes that made the book so captivating and mysterious. Great find. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this. When I was 28 and this was first broadcast we were living in London, and although a Du Maurier obsessive since i was 12 years old, I thought this was far superior to the much vaunted, and even legendary, Hitchcock adaptation of 1940. The reasons for this are varied and many. As Pauline Kael observed, it is one of Olivier's only bad performances. He is utterly wooden, perhaps because he was denied his request to have Vivien Leigh aa his leading lady. But apart from that, the Hays code emasculated this story by insisting that Rebecca's death be an accident rather than a murder. Jeremy Brett is just marvelous as Maxim, and as much as I love Joan Fontaine, I had the pleasure of knowing slightly when I was a young man, Joanna David is pure perfection as the second Mrs de Winter. Thank you again for the pleasure of seeing this all together rather than the tantalizing 10-minute segments that the original TH-cam broadcast of it had.
I am glad you found this version, I wanted nothing more than to share it with people who would appreciate it! :D I was amazed to find a better quality version, with less close-ups too - and it was really by chance I found this better quality version uploaded to archive-dot-org. I did have a 4 part, slightly enhanced version, but this one is much better. I agree, the "changes" to keep this true to the book, make it a better adaptation than the 1940 one - though i do have a soft spot for it, along with some other B&W movies that were also changed their stories a bit.
I disagree with olivier's performance. I love his mix of reserve, repressed anger and bitterness, fear of discovery and love. I especially love the way he did the scene when he wearily finally came clean about rebecca in the boat house. ❤️❤️❤️
What a gem you are for uploading this masterpiece in great quality. Thank you. Also, it is interesting to note that Joanna Davids daughter, Emilia Fox, played the same role in 1995, along with Charles Dance, as Max de Winter. I have read that de Maurier's favourite version was that of Brett and David, stipulating this was the closest version of the novel.
Du Mauriers favourite too,, And the one most similar to the book, Did you ever watch the 1995 production with Charles Dance and Emilia Fox, who is Joanna Davids daughter? I personally enjoyed Brett as Max de Winter - he was more austere compared to Dances' somewhat mellow manner, in my opinion.
@@sharoncox4776 I still like Hitchcock's version best. It was so...creepy, especially Mrs. Danvers. The California setting is quite obvious though--not like the South of France or England at all.
Thank you so much. I taught this book to many English classes and loved this production. It is such a wonderful dramatisation of this great book. Jeremy Brett was superb as the morally ambiguous Maxim, and Joanna is perfect as the ingenue turned accessory after the fact of a great crime. You are so kind to post this for so many readers - it brings back such happy memories.
What a lovely job you've done - thank you! This is the one that does the novel justice - Jeremy Brett and Joanna David are marvelous in this series, and so true to the penned characters! And Ann Massey - what a miracle. She made Mrs. Danvers flesh and blood, not a caricature. Thanks again for the remaster!
Thank you so much for getting this 1979 version cleaned up and more clear. Everyone is so used to HD videos, and some of us are old enough to remember when HD did not exist. The only version I found of this 1979 production is on VHS tape, I have yet to locate a DVD release.
Definitely the best version of Rebecca. Due mostly to Jeremy Brett's fine acting. l got hooked on him as Sherlock. l have the complete series of Sherlock on DVD, my whole family adore him. The guy was brilliant. May he always R.I.P. Greetings from OZ !!😍🙏🐨🌏
@@karenhaley3444 I agree. I can't think why this was posted when you don't see the second half of the movie. The 1940's version is on TH-cam & the latest made for television contains gratuitous nudity which was all wrong for the new Mrs de Winter. No idea why Emilia Fox agreed to it.
@@LibbySlaughter101 The late great Judith Anderson as Mrs. Danvers was superb; Anna Massey is very good here, but Judith Anderson will forever be Mrs. Danvers imo.
The last time I saw this version was when it was first broadcast in 1979. I have both the 1940 version starring Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier, and the version with Emilia Fox and Charles Dance, but had often wished to see this 1979 version again, disappointed not to be able to find it on DVD. I was therefore thrilled to discover it here and also amazed and impressed at the great quality. Thank you so much for putting it on You Tube. It’s amazing, too, that Joanna David and her daughter Emilia Fox both played the second Mrs de Winter. Anna Massey was superb as Mrs Danvers, and so was Judith Anderson.
Although I adore Olivier in general and have practically memorized his 1939 version with Joan Fontaine, I'm really enjoying this version! Never have seen it before, so thank you!!
Rebecca is one of my all-time favorite books. I didn't know this movie/series version existed and I'm so glad it found its way into my feed. After watching a bit of this before bed I decided to read the book again...and the movie so far has all the delightful sand haunting nuances as the book...the performances are just what the author conveyed. Thank you so much for providing this!
I’m so glad this has been posted this way and not in different videos. It’s a wonderful version that finally says the truth that Maxim killed Rebecca and not, as in the 1940 version, that it was an accident. But no one is better than Judith Anderson in the role of Mrs. Danvers. Interesting that Anna Massey and Jeremy were married in real life. Thanks for posting.
I had four episodes on VHS tapes for years, with not very good picture quality. Now, after many years, my dream has come true: the quality is great, I can enjoy this excellent mini-series. Jeremy Brett, the one and only Mr De Winter. And the rest of the cast is wonderful of course! Thank you so much for sharing.
The very best version! Thank you. I remember Joanna David and Anna Massey as sisters in law on a Midsomer Murders episode. They were excellent in that production, too.
Excellent stuff. I remember this from first time around, and Joanna is always the perfect “mouse”. I’d forgotten Jeremy Brett as Maxim and Anna Massey as the creepy obsessed Mrs Danvers. I think the actor playing Frank also played the Demon Headmaster on children’s TV, he died not long back. I regularly read Rebecca and other du Maurier works, wonderful story telling. Thank you for this.
I loved this series when I first saw it in the .70's. My favourite book and a faithful reproduction of it in this series. So good to see it again after all these years
Thank you so much for posting this carefully reworked video of the ideal version. Since watching it when it was first broadcast it has been my favourite by miles. According to a video of comparisons, this was the version Daphne du Maurier preferred, which must surely make it definitive, and it was filmed at Caerhayes Castle, not far from where she lived on the south coast of Cornwall . As well as the perfect cast, where nobody seems to be "acting" because they really are those people, the name Manderley is pronounced correctly. Unsurpassed.
I've wanted to see this for years but was never able to find a decent quality copy so thanks very much for this and your own personal efforts at getting it as good as it can be. I can tell I'm going to love watching this with a cast like that!
I have watched the version with Charles Dance and Emilia Fox on several occasions. This version certainly matches it. Anna Massey was magnificent as Mrs Danvers. Thank you or putting it on.
That later version was doomed from the start as, with unbelievable stupidity, it wasn't even filmed in Cornwall but in Hampshire, which looks nothing like Cornwall and has a completely different atmosphere. In this version the house chosen for Manderley is Caerhayes Castle on the south coast of Cornwall midway between Falmouth and St Austell and not far from where Daphne du Maurier actually lived. It is said to be her preferred version of Rebecca
I have long been a fan of Hollywood classics, including Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca, 1940, but this production is far superior, in every way. It causes me to reconsider how many times the film industry butchered novels in order to mass produce, and capitalize, throwing genius away. I truly loved this version, and recommended it to all.
That Jeremy and Anna Massesy (Mrs Danvers) were married (divorced in 1962) kinda subtly gives this version of Rebecca an extra edge and depth. Absolutely love it! ❤❤
thank you SO much for this i've been meaning to watch this version for ages but couldn't find it in quality that had more than about four pixels on the screen!!!!!!
I saw him in 1992 at the Riverside Theatre when in London to see Alan Rickman in ‘ Hamlet’ and was sitting having a drink at a large empty table before the performance and Jeremy Brett sat down. He’d come to see the play. He started chatting to me. “ You have a Welsh accent…”. I’d heard that he was unwell but he looked as you’d expect - very handsome indeed. He didn’t look, old or ill. He spoke quietly, no affectation whatsoever. After about five minutes, a tiny young woman with a short pixie haircut ran up and threw herself into his lap ! I mean…she ran and leapt onto his lap. “ Darrrrling !”, she gushed, very loudly, looking around to see who’d noticed her. From what she was saying, she seemed to be an actress but wasn’t with him - she’d probably met him before but hadn’t come to the theatre with him because he didn’t know her name. He looked at me, smiled and rolled his eyes. He said, “ I was, relaxed…ah well ! Back to work…”. I wasn’t even a fan of his other than admiring his work but even when he was at ease, speaking quietly, his charisma was off the scale. He was courteous and gentlemanly. I sensed a great sadness in him. Two years later, he passed away.
This is the best version of Rebecca. I only quibble about Julian Holloway's over-the-top portrayal of Favell. Everyone else is just perfect. It's the only version where you feel how much Max loves the second Mrs. de Winter.
Thank you, thank you! This is by far the best version of Rebecca and true to the novel. I don't know why this was never released on DVD. I'd have purchased it in a heartbeat.
I love seeing this again as the great admirer of Jeremy Brent love him dearly I've seen all four many times over I have lived a life of the movie Rebecca this young girl what's me in 1970 I married my husband he was 25 years older than I I have met the Mrs Danders I have had the little tricks played on me I survived to two it was extremely hard but I loved him so much he has gone now died in front of me eating breakfast the day before his 88th birthday and I have lived on without him for several years now the story always brings me back days that was so wonderful loving kind and painful. ❤
I believe he had a small part in My Fair Lady, so handsome and young. His singing was dubbed in My Fair Lady but he did have a marvellous voice. I loved him in Rebecca.
I hope you have had the pleasure to view his many episodes as Sherlock Holmes on the Granada Television production of the same name. They are all ou TH-cam and are excellent.
OMG! I thought that was Emilia Fox, then I learned Joanna David is Emilia Fox's mother. My goodness, they look EXACTLY alike in the role as Mrs. Dewinter! So fabulous!
Also starring Terence Hardiman, aka the Demon Headmaster! Plus a couple of Michael Powell connections in Anna Massey and Esmond Knight. A wonderful adaptation, thankyou for putting it together!
It was on BBC sometime between 1978 and 1980. I missed it because I was living in the USA and was too far out to have Masterpiece Theatre on the public channels.
It was a good version of the classic story. She was plain enough to be a good contrast with the beauteous Rebecca. Joan Fontaine in the original was a bit too pretty (but of course she was terrific).
This is the only version of Rebecca worth seeing! Jeremy Brett (as Maxim) is divine and Joanna David (as 'the girl') is perfect. Anna Massey is scarily sublime.
He was certainly less cold. Less bad-tempered. He seemed to genuinely love his second wife. I noticed that they cut out the dialogue where Max is saddened by the loss of his wife's child-like quality. Perhaps that is what he really loved about her.
Jeremy Brett plays this part very subtly, very nuance. They both do. Especially in the scene where she talks about keeping a memory in a bottle. I like it.
"Rebecca" is my favorite book and there are many phrases, sentences, descriptions, and dialogue I know by heart. This is a great adaptation but I was disappointed the producers changed some of du Maurier's exquisite language and conversations when it wasn't necessary, and substituting something inferior.
This was a different take of Rebbeca than the original because of the color showing more scenery and seems like some added footage, scenes and dialog. Very Beautiful grounds and the Ocean. Nice showing more of how Mandalay could have actually been. This is a very good movie and good acting. However, my favorite will always be the Original "Rebecca" with Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine.
It could possibly be inspired by Jane Eyre, the mad first wife in the attic, the wicked first wife beneath the waves, the quiet, shy second wife, the controlling older husband who then becomes dependent on his younger wife and of course, the fire.
Thank you Ms Betsy for a very wonderful work - this version is the most amazing of all - although Jeremy Brett and his ex wife Anna Massey were no longer with us - they left an indelible mark of creativity to the world - thanks once again for your hard work ❤️
Joanna Walley too, as the 'new' Mrs. De Winter.
Jeremy Brett was the best Sherlock Holmes. His interpretation of the character was perhaps just a little bit "nutty" which fits well with high intellegence IMO.
@@patricias5122 I saw the name "Joanna David" in another comment. Are we talking about the same person?
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I have now watched all four episodes of this newly restored and improved 'Rebecca'. My heartfelt gratitude and thanks to all those involved, since to my mind this is much the best dramatization of 'Rebecca' ever made. In stark contrast, there was a TV series of 'Rebecca' released in 1997. I thought this was terrible. In this version, there was an unimaginably stupid decision to show Rebecca herself, which robs the story of its entire point, which is that the deceased Rebecca is a brooding, haunting presence. She only lives on in the mind of the obsessed and deranged Mrs Danvers, and as a bitter memory in the mind of Maxim de Winter. To show Rebecca in person renders all the mystery null and void. STUPID. This version also features Jonathan Cake, in a hopelessly over the top portrayal of Favell; much more ham than cake, I fear. The only objection I have about the 1979 version is that the credits display 'Music by Ron Grainer'. In fact virtually all the music for this series was composed by Debussy; extensive and repetitive use of 'Footprints in the Snow' and 'Gardens in the Rain' particularly. Granted these piano pieces were beautifully arranged for small ensemble by Ron Grainer, but that is a far cry from being composed by him. It was rather mean of the producers to decline to give Debussy any credit for the music. That little niggle aside, in my opinion this is the definitive film version of 'Rebecca' - I can't imagine it being scripted or performed any better. So thanks again for this improved version. I only wish a team of experts would digitally restore this masterpiece further, and make the quality as clear and sharp as possible.
Mrs. de Winter was played by Joanna David in this 1979 version. The 1997 version was played by her daughter Emilia Fox.
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Completely agree with all your comments!
Debussy's music was surely not so much stolen as utilised - to wonderful effect - for Rebecca. No one can steal a note of Debussy's music. It's out there in the public domain for all of us to enjoy. I think the arrangements for Rebecca are masterly, and they fit the story like a glove.
A faithful retelling beautifully cast. But Hitchcock increased the tension and cut to the chase. His film is more challenging, than this rather pale remake. It remains the one I will watch on a sleepless night.
Well done with this new version. This TV series of 'Rebecca' from 1979 needs all the digital remastering it can get, as to my mind it is far and away the best adaptation of 'Rebecca' there has ever been. No other versions come close. Jeremy Brett, Joanna David, Anna Massey: all perfect in their roles. This should have been digitally remastered and commercially available on DVD years ago. The music too is brilliant: Debussy's piano music arranged for small ensemble. The piece 'Des Pas Sur La Neige' which is heard all through this series, perfectly conveys the brooding, haunting atmosphere of Manderley, and the girl's foreboding, feeling lost and disorientated. Why has this masterpiece been so neglected? The BBC don't have any versions of it for sale. It has been left to languish, out of focus, on TH-cam. I put this down to stupidity, ignorance, complacency and indifference. This series should be applauded and treasured for the masterpiece it is. I wish people like Spielberg or Scorsese could be alerted to this series. They could easily give the world a fully restored version.
So long as it's not remade and modernised.....
What's my Gent , just like that, physical adjusting acceptable. I'm looking for depth, if I receive anymore superficial I'll give up completely on further with Wray I couldn't seem to obtain.
Thank you! I wasn't previously familiar with "Des Pas Sur La Neige." It's difficult to imagine a more perfect theme to hear throughout the story. In addition, I loved hearing "Rêverie" during the scenes at "Monte." There is one moment that has stayed with me more than any other: the vision of Mrs. Danvers' face for the first time. It wasn't a very good portent of the time to be spent at Manderley!
Thank you, I agree this is the best .... and that includes, by the way, the celebrated Alfred Hitchcock version...THIS IS THE BEST. Joanna Walley's incredible portrayal of the new, Mrs. DeWinter, with her beautiful voice.
Oh my gosh thank you for identifying the beautiful, melancholy and mysterious "Des Pas Sur la Neige"
The older the better, and far more accurate!! I love british mini series and productions from the 1950s 60s 70s. The best!! Along with the films.
Today’s adaptations are dire .
Thank you very much for making this 1979 adaptation of Rebecca into one video rather than in many parts. It's easier to watch in one video. While I loved Jeremy Brett as Sherlock, he was exceptional as Max De Winter.
Jeremy Brett is brilliant, Holmes or no Holmes 😊
To me, Jeremy Brett WAS Holmes just as David Suchet IS Poirot.
@@sharonrojas9569 In one of the interviews, Brett was asked whether he considered Holmes his alter ego. Jeromy said that although he has characteristics inherent in Holmes, the success of this role is the result of analyzing the character of the hero and being completely immersed in the role.
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I think I have to watch this entire thing just for Jeremy
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Jeremy Brett is a pefect joy to watch in anything he did. Wonderful actor.
I always thought he was far better than Laurence Olivier in the role. Yes, I know some might consider that sacrilegious, but Jeremy Brett and Joanna Walley are superb.
@@patricias5122I totally agree with you - Jeremy Brett is a far better actor, then Olivier!
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Marvellous doesn’t matter how many times I see the film
I had not known of this 1979 version. It is very well done and Jeremy Brett is wonderfully handsome as Maxim de Winter. Joanna David performs as well as Joan Fontaine. An excellent production as only the British can do it. Thank you.
Twenty plus years later Joanna David's real daughter Emilia Fox played the same role opposite actor Charles Dance as De Winter.
@@theoldgreymare703 Wow, that is interesting. Thank you. Now that you mention it, there is a resemblance between mom and daughter - it's in the eyes.
@@irenecronin160 As a extra in the scene where Rebecca meets the housekeeper who turns to face the camera whoops it is the late Anna Massey daughter of actor Raymond Massey and at one time married to Jeremy Brett. Keep it a family affair I say 'cos I can't spell nepotism.🤣
@@theoldgreymare703 Better and better. My husband and I saw Raymond Massey on stage in London very many years ago; a fine actor.
@@theoldgreymare703I love that version as well!!!
Superb. Ms. David IS the Second Mrs. DeWinter and Mr. Brett IS Maxim DeWinter. This is the only version that has all the nuance, subtleties and grace notes that made the book so captivating and mysterious. Great find. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this. When I was 28 and this was first broadcast we were living in London, and although a Du Maurier obsessive since i was 12 years old, I thought this was far superior to the much vaunted, and even legendary, Hitchcock adaptation of 1940.
The reasons for this are varied and many. As Pauline Kael observed, it is one of Olivier's only bad performances. He is utterly wooden, perhaps because he was denied his request to have Vivien Leigh aa his leading lady. But apart from that, the Hays code emasculated this story by insisting that Rebecca's death be an accident rather than a murder.
Jeremy Brett is just marvelous as Maxim, and as much as I love Joan Fontaine, I had the pleasure of knowing slightly when I was a young man, Joanna David is pure perfection as the second Mrs de Winter. Thank you again for the pleasure of seeing this all together rather than the tantalizing 10-minute segments that the original TH-cam broadcast of it had.
I am glad you found this version, I wanted nothing more than to share it with people who would appreciate it!
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I was amazed to find a better quality version, with less close-ups too - and it was really by chance I found this better quality version uploaded to archive-dot-org. I did have a 4 part, slightly enhanced version, but this one is much better. I agree, the "changes" to keep this true to the book, make it a better adaptation than the 1940 one - though i do have a soft spot for it, along with some other B&W movies that were also changed their stories a bit.
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I disagree with olivier's performance. I love his mix of reserve, repressed anger and bitterness, fear of discovery and love. I especially love the way he did the scene when he wearily finally came clean about rebecca in the boat house. ❤️❤️❤️
@@AmandathePandaBooks I also like Oliviers's performance.
I tend to agree. Although Olivier was good in the Hitchcock version, it falls somewhat short in comparison with his other roles.
What a gem you are for uploading this masterpiece in great quality. Thank you. Also, it is interesting to note that Joanna Davids daughter, Emilia Fox, played the same role in 1995, along with Charles Dance, as Max de Winter. I have read that de Maurier's favourite version was that of Brett and David, stipulating this was the closest version of the novel.
I noted that too, mother & daughter playing the same character!
Thank you so much for this wonderful “Rebecca”. It is perfect. The best production in every way and faithful to the book🙏
Du Mauriers favourite too,,
And the one most similar to the book, Did you ever watch the 1995 production with Charles Dance and Emilia Fox, who is Joanna Davids daughter? I personally enjoyed Brett as Max de Winter - he was more austere compared to Dances' somewhat mellow manner, in my opinion.
@@sharoncox4776 I still like Hitchcock's version best. It was so...creepy, especially Mrs. Danvers. The California setting is quite obvious though--not like the South of France or England at all.
Thank you so much. I taught this book to many English classes and loved this production. It is such a wonderful dramatisation of this great book. Jeremy Brett was superb as the morally ambiguous Maxim, and Joanna is perfect as the ingenue turned accessory after the fact of a great crime. You are so kind to post this for so many readers - it brings back such happy memories.
I agree it is a well-cast adaptation. Interesting too as Anna Massey was once married to Jeremy Brett.
I watched this with my mother all those years ago - I was just 13. Thank you thank you for making it available now 🙏
I remember watching this on Masterpiece Theater on PBS when I was about the same age maybe 13 or 14.
What a lovely job you've done - thank you! This is the one that does the novel justice - Jeremy Brett and Joanna David are marvelous in this series, and so true to the penned characters! And Ann Massey - what a miracle. She made Mrs. Danvers flesh and blood, not a caricature. Thanks again for the remaster!
Thank you so much for getting this 1979 version cleaned up and more clear. Everyone is so used to HD videos, and some of us are old enough to remember when HD did not exist. The only version I found of this 1979 production is on VHS tape, I have yet to locate a DVD release.
Definitely the best version of Rebecca. Due mostly to Jeremy Brett's fine acting. l got hooked on him as Sherlock. l have the complete series of Sherlock on DVD, my whole family adore him. The guy was brilliant. May he always R.I.P. Greetings from OZ !!😍🙏🐨🌏
I have longed for the restoration of the perfect version of "Rebecca" perfectly cast and played. Unforgettable.
In my opinion, the finest version of Rebecca ever filmed. Thank you so much!
It might be if it didn't stop in the middle!
It isn't. The old version with Lawrence Olivier is the absolute top.
@@karenhaley3444 I agree. I can't think why this was posted when you don't see the second half of the movie. The 1940's version is on TH-cam & the latest made for television contains gratuitous nudity which was all wrong for the new Mrs de Winter. No idea why Emilia Fox agreed to it.
@@LibbySlaughter101 The late great Judith Anderson as Mrs. Danvers was superb; Anna Massey is very good here, but Judith Anderson will forever be Mrs. Danvers imo.
Sadly, i wasn't aware of this adaptation (Brett is my fave onscreen Holmes) - thankyou for sharing!!
My favorite version ! Thank you!
I have never seen this before, it is wonderful. The cast is perfect. Thank you very much for presenting it to us who love the novel, Rebecca.
Joanna David is perfectly cast. This version gives Du Maurier's writing the respect it deserves hardly a word had been changed.
The last time I saw this version was when it was first broadcast in 1979. I have both the 1940 version starring Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier, and the version with Emilia Fox and Charles Dance, but had often wished to see this 1979 version again, disappointed not to be able to find it on DVD. I was therefore thrilled to discover it here and also amazed and impressed at the great quality. Thank you so much for putting it on You Tube. It’s amazing, too, that Joanna David and her daughter Emilia Fox both played the second Mrs de Winter. Anna Massey was superb as Mrs Danvers, and so was Judith Anderson.
Diana Rigg was far too beautiful to play Danvers. Anna Massey was perfectly frightening.
Although I adore Olivier in general and have practically memorized his 1939 version with Joan Fontaine, I'm really enjoying this version! Never have seen it before, so thank you!!
The kind of me I require and will havre
Without the war
I remember seeing this at the time. Magnificent. A joy to see again
7 minutes in and I love Jeremy Brett’s sarcasm that lands so well but the ghastly Van H woman remains oblivious 😂 The acting is superb from all.
Thank you so much. Jeremy and Joanna are perfect. This is the best adaptation I've seen❤️💐💐💐💐
Thank you so much for uploading this- this version is is excellent 😊
Rebecca is one of my all-time favorite books. I didn't know this movie/series version existed and I'm so glad it found its way into my feed. After watching a bit of this before bed I decided to read the book again...and the movie so far has all the delightful sand haunting nuances as the book...the performances are just what the author conveyed. Thank you so much for providing this!
Brett is, as always, mesmerising.
He is indeed ❤
Yes, rather ike a snivilling dog.
Wow so glad I found this , amazing version. Thank you
I am also.
Thank you for restoring this series into one video. God bless.
This was fantastic. Look at Jeremy Brett ❤R.I.P.
Thank you so much for this! 🎉🎉🎉
My my, what a great adaptation of the novel!
Above all, I finally found magnificent Jeremy Brett!
Rebecca is one of my favourite films ever.
Sadly, Jeremy Brett passed away far too young in my opinion.
@@sharonrojas9569 Yes, he did.
sharonrojas9569 In his, too.
I loved this version
Jeremy Brett is wonderful in this.
Superbly true to the novel. Thank you so much for posting this.
I’m so glad this has been posted this way and not in different videos. It’s a wonderful version that finally says the truth that Maxim killed Rebecca and not, as in the 1940 version, that it was an accident. But no one is better than Judith Anderson in the role of Mrs. Danvers. Interesting that Anna Massey and Jeremy were married in real life. Thanks for posting.
I thought she killed herself because she had cancer, and hoping to get her husband to take the blame?
@@Julia29853 No, watch from 2:42:00 onwards.
We had to read Rebecca in HS. 77. A year later at college I found the movie & couldn’t believe how perfect Judith was. Spooky
Thank you for putting this together and posting. I remember when it first aired in the US on PBS. Seeing it now as an adult is special.💙☮️💚
I had four episodes on VHS tapes for years, with not very good picture quality. Now, after many years, my dream has come true: the quality is great, I can enjoy this excellent mini-series. Jeremy Brett, the one and only Mr De Winter. And the rest of the cast is wonderful of course! Thank you so much for sharing.
Not. Sir Lawrence Olivier
The very best version! Thank you. I remember Joanna David and Anna Massey as sisters in law on a Midsomer Murders episode. They were excellent in that production, too.
Там есть сцена с окном😮и я воспринимаю эту серию как продолжение Ребекки
Why did he not become Sir Jeremy Brett???
Just as brilliant as all the other 'national treasures'
@@melianna999 but there are LOTS of gays who did get it!! Elton John, Ian Mc Kellen, David Hockney....
And Anna Massey should have been given a Damehood.
National treasures such as sir Jimmy and starmer or Rolf and the rest
I suppose he died early 😢😢😢 He certainly would have been knighted
Excellent stuff. I remember this from first time around, and Joanna is always the perfect “mouse”. I’d forgotten Jeremy Brett as Maxim and Anna Massey as the creepy obsessed Mrs Danvers. I think the actor playing Frank also played the Demon Headmaster on children’s TV, he died not long back. I regularly read Rebecca and other du Maurier works, wonderful story telling. Thank you for this.
“You should never pick wild flowers, never. You should always leave them where they belong”.
I loved this series when I first saw it in the .70's. My favourite book and a faithful reproduction of it in this series. So good to see it again after all these years
Thank you so much for posting this carefully reworked video of the ideal version. Since watching it when it was first broadcast it has been my favourite by miles. According to a video of comparisons, this was the version Daphne du Maurier preferred, which must surely make it definitive, and it was filmed at Caerhayes Castle, not far from where she lived on the south coast of Cornwall . As well as the perfect cast, where nobody seems to be "acting" because they really are those people, the name Manderley is pronounced correctly. Unsurpassed.
The best version. Thank you!!
I've wanted to see this for years but was never able to find a decent quality copy so thanks very much for this and your own personal efforts at getting it as good as it can be. I can tell I'm going to love watching this with a cast like that!
I have watched the version with Charles Dance and Emilia Fox on several occasions. This version certainly matches it. Anna Massey was magnificent as Mrs Danvers. Thank you or putting it on.
This version is far superior.
Joanna David, the leading lady in this version is Emilia Fox mother.
That later version was doomed from the start as, with unbelievable stupidity, it wasn't even filmed in Cornwall but in Hampshire, which looks nothing like Cornwall and has a completely different atmosphere. In this version the house chosen for Manderley is Caerhayes Castle on the south coast of Cornwall midway between Falmouth and St Austell and not far from where Daphne du Maurier actually lived. It is said to be her preferred version of Rebecca
I enjoyed this very much. Thank you for posting.
Wow I didn’t know this version existed! Thanks so much.
What a gem this is, thank you!
The script follows the novel very closely. I especially loved the long visual presentation of the Manderlay grounds and coastline.
I have long been a fan of Hollywood classics, including Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca, 1940, but this production is far superior, in every way. It causes me to reconsider how many times the film industry butchered novels in order to mass produce, and capitalize, throwing genius away. I truly loved this version, and recommended it to all.
The classic black and white will always be my favorite but this is good
Agreed
That Jeremy and Anna Massesy (Mrs Danvers) were married (divorced in 1962) kinda subtly gives this version of Rebecca an extra edge and depth. Absolutely love it! ❤❤
thank you SO much for this i've been meaning to watch this version for ages but couldn't find it in quality that had more than about four pixels on the screen!!!!!!
How wonderful to see Jeremy Brett looking so good before the ravages of Sherlock Holmes overtook him. Adored this. Thank you so much 👏👏🥰
I had forgotten how gorgeous Jeremy Brett was in his prime! The perfect Maxim.
I saw him in 1992 at the Riverside Theatre when in London to see Alan Rickman in ‘ Hamlet’ and was sitting having a drink at a large empty table before the performance and Jeremy Brett sat down. He’d come to see the play. He started chatting to me. “ You have a Welsh accent…”. I’d heard that he was unwell but he looked as you’d expect - very handsome indeed. He didn’t look, old or ill. He spoke quietly, no affectation whatsoever. After about five minutes, a tiny young woman with a short pixie haircut ran up and threw herself into his lap ! I mean…she ran and leapt onto his lap. “ Darrrrling !”, she gushed, very loudly, looking around to see who’d noticed her. From what she was saying, she seemed to be an actress but wasn’t with him - she’d probably met him before but hadn’t come to the theatre with him because he didn’t know her name. He looked at me, smiled and rolled his eyes. He said, “ I was, relaxed…ah well ! Back to work…”. I wasn’t even a fan of his other than admiring his work but even when he was at ease, speaking quietly, his charisma was off the scale. He was courteous and gentlemanly. I sensed a great sadness in him. Two years later, he passed away.
This was interesting. I enjoyed watching it. Thanks for uploading this.
The BEST. THANK YOU,
This is the best version of Rebecca. I only quibble about Julian Holloway's over-the-top portrayal of Favell. Everyone else is just perfect. It's the only version where you feel how much Max loves the second Mrs. de Winter.
One of my favourite novels ,films, series productions of all time for the big screen and television .
Many thanks for sharing this, and for your background explanation. Much appreciated.
Thank you, thank you! This is by far the best version of Rebecca and true to the novel. I don't know why this was never released on DVD. I'd have purchased it in a heartbeat.
This is wonderful!! Thank you
I love seeing this again as the great admirer of Jeremy Brent love him dearly I've seen all four many times over I have lived a life of the movie Rebecca this young girl what's me in 1970 I married my husband he was 25 years older than I I have met the Mrs Danders I have had the little tricks played on me I survived to two it was extremely hard but I loved him so much he has gone now died in front of me eating breakfast the day before his 88th birthday and I have lived on without him for several years now the story always brings me back days that was so wonderful loving kind and painful. ❤
Thank you so much for uploading this excellent new version. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
Better than any other version of this classic story!
I remember this version, excellent ❤
Great movie. Thanks for posting it. It follows the book and the book was outstanding
So happy to find this. I loved it when it was first shown on PBS
thank you so much for sharing ! this is a great version - much better than the hitchcock version!
Thank you SO MUCH
Thank you so.very much for such a beautiful video. Such a treat!!
Thanks for uploading. A more sympathetic portrayal of Mrs van Hopper
I believe he had a small part in My Fair Lady, so handsome and young. His singing was dubbed in My Fair Lady but he did have a marvellous voice. I loved him in Rebecca.
Yes, he played Freddy Einsford-Hill.
I hope you have had the pleasure to view his many episodes as Sherlock Holmes on the Granada Television production of the same name. They are all ou TH-cam and are excellent.
OMG! I thought that was Emilia Fox, then I learned Joanna David is Emilia Fox's mother. My goodness, they look EXACTLY alike in the role as Mrs. Dewinter! So fabulous!
Also starring Terence Hardiman, aka the Demon Headmaster! Plus a couple of Michael Powell connections in Anna Massey and Esmond Knight. A wonderful adaptation, thankyou for putting it together!
It was on BBC sometime between 1978 and 1980. I missed it because I was living in the USA and was too far out to have Masterpiece Theatre on the public channels.
It was a good version of the classic story. She was plain enough to be a good contrast with the beauteous Rebecca. Joan Fontaine in the original was a bit too pretty (but of course she was terrific).
You rock. Thank you
You can really see and hear all those little nuances that Brett brought to Sherlock. So enjoyable.
Interesting take on this movie. I think I like the B&W one better cause it gets to the point quicker. I guess I will need to re-read the book.
This is the only version of Rebecca worth seeing! Jeremy Brett (as Maxim) is divine and Joanna David (as 'the girl') is perfect. Anna Massey is scarily sublime.
Jeremy Brett was the perfect Max de Winter, better than Olivier
He was certainly less cold. Less bad-tempered. He seemed to genuinely love his second wife. I noticed that they cut out the dialogue where Max is saddened by the loss of his wife's child-like quality. Perhaps that is what he really loved about her.
@@c.a.savage5689 YES!!!
Jeremy Brett plays this part very subtly, very nuance. They both do. Especially in the scene where she talks about keeping a memory in a bottle. I like it.
Interesting trivia:
Jeremy Brett was married to Anna Massey, who played Mrs. Danvers, until 1962.
"Rebecca" is my favorite book and there are many phrases, sentences, descriptions, and dialogue I know by heart. This is a great adaptation but I was disappointed the producers changed some of du Maurier's exquisite language and conversations when it wasn't necessary, and substituting something inferior.
thanks for posting
This was a different take of Rebbeca than the original because of the color showing more scenery and seems like some added footage, scenes and dialog. Very Beautiful grounds and the Ocean. Nice showing more of how Mandalay could have actually been. This is a very good movie and good acting. However, my favorite will always be the Original "Rebecca" with Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine.
This was a MYSTERY! presentation.
You did a wonderful job making the picture quality look excellent!! What software did you use??
I really like the Joan Fontaine version best, but this little girl kind of grows on you. Thanks for posting.
Thank you!!!👏
Jeremy Brett was a National Treasure. I wonder if England appreciated
Thank you. 😊
Jeremy reminds me of Rubens de Falco, a brazilian actor who played the same role in "A Sucessora", the brazilian adaptation of Rebecca.
I was forced to read this book in my first year at high school in the early 1980s, and I loved it. Still do.
It could possibly be inspired by Jane Eyre, the mad first wife in the attic, the wicked first wife beneath the waves, the quiet, shy second wife, the controlling older husband who then becomes dependent on his younger wife and of course, the fire.