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Aug 06, 2017voisjoe1_0 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Having seen the 1939 version decades ago, I viewed this Masterpiece Theatre version because Tom Hardy is one of my favorite actors. This new version had a lot of sex, treachery, revenge, lust, hate, etc which probably had to be cut from the 1939 version to pass the Hays Code censorship. I could have used subtitles to help distinguish some of Hardy's mumbling, a la Brando. A little research indicated that the 1939 version was considered to be quite good, but most Oscar awards went to "Gone with the Wind," "Wizard of Oz," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," "Good-Bye Mr. Chips," and "Stagecoach." A very tough year to win Oscars.