Hand in Hand
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When Rachel Mathias, a seven-year-old Jewish girl makes fast friends with her schoolmate Michael O’Malley, an Irish Catholic, they quickly become best pals and confidantes. Sharing a friendship so deep, they vow to become friends “forever and ever – and can’t be parted for never and never”. But their relationship is threatened when their intolerant community makes Rachel and Michael aware of their religious differences. Can their friendship withstand the outside pressure? Is it so strong that it can survive anything? A story about prejudice as seen through the eyes of innocent children, Hand in Hand is a Golden Globe award-winning film for the entire family.
Aspect Ratio : 1.66:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 0.7 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 ounces
Director : Philip Leacock
Media Format : Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, NTSC, Black & White, Widescreen
Run time : 1 hour and 13 minutes
Release date : October 5, 2010
Actors : Loretta Parry, Philip Needs, John Gregson, Sybil Thorndike, Finlay Currie
Subtitles: : English
Producers : Helen Winston
Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
ASIN : B003X82CX4
Number of discs : 1
Talos –
Everyone should see this movie.
A great story about love and acceptance. The little girl is adorable.
Jason Paul Marshall –
Religious Differences Among Kids
Hand In hand dvd movie is a film about the friendship between a catholic boy named Michael O’Malley (played by our Philip Needs) and a jewish girl named Rachel Mathias (played by Loretta Perry).They both tested their fear of entering eachothers churches (a Jewish Synagogue on Saturday and a Catholic Church on Sunday) on the belief that their respective gods would strike them down.The catholic boy, inside the synagogue, repeatedly closed his teary eyes and trembled awaiting the jewish gods wrath. When a jewish priest following some ritual of verbal silence noticed his trembling tears walks down the aisle and opens the bible for him to read which said “And with my spirit, my body also: the Lord is with me, and I will not fear.” The boy cutely smiled with relief!Yet after an awesone rafting adventure down the river with her, she drowned making the boy tell a priest that god found out what they had both done and punished them both!It ends with a meeting between the boy Michael, a jewish rabbi Benjamin (Derek Sydney) and a catholic priest named father Timothy (John Gregson) telling the boy that in the end, god chose to save her rather than take her home with him.In both religions, Jews or Roman catholic, it was the same. All lead to the same thing! That “god is love”!
Matthew J. Gallagher –
A beautiful, humane small masterpiece – with two of the greatest performances by children in any film – ever
“Hand in Hand” will never be forgotten for those who were fortunate enough to see it during the 1960’s and 1970’s when it was played often on CBS in several of their children’s series. Like others, I’ve been looking for it for years. Superbly written, beautifully played, most especially by the two children, this story of religous doctrines – and prejudice – separting and dividing people from their true and loving natures has seldom been better rendered in book or film. The only false notes, and they are minor, are struck by the adult actors, who are “acting,” while the two lead children are simply “being.” And the ending, while touching, would have been stronger if the final shot was of the two children, not the adults, but these are minor distractions from a classic story of innocence confronting the harsh, adult world, and trying to make sense of it. What comes across most strongly is the honestly played love between this boy and girl – both of them talented in singing, in their use of imagination, and in their tender understanding of the world and their willingness to make their love endure, despite the obstacles. Their adventures together, from building a house, hitchhiking to see the Queen (when children could roam free without fear), to sailing to Africa, much of it in thier imagination, are poignantly and honestly rendered. “Fancy fearing that man,” the girl says to the boy, remarking on an older man, who they had supposed was nasty, but turns out to be a kind, wise soul. “Fancy fearing anyone,” the boy replies. The lessons of this small masterpiece could not be plainer, but what is ultimately the greatest part of this beautiful film is the tender and strong love of these two special childen. A five star must! A classic for the ages!
R.L. Holly –
Sweet little gem of a tale
Isn’t it nice to see this little gem released to home video after 50-plus years? Like most reviewers here I saw “Hand in Hand” long ago as part of the children’s film festival series on TV (thank you, Kukla, Fran, and Ollie!) and the memories have never left. It’s a charmer, telling a poignant tale sweetly and without pretense, a small masterpiece of British cinema from a simpler age. The two children carry the film like seasoned pros without any pretension or preaching and the values and message imparted are timeless ones of love, loyalty, and tolerance. Quality stories like this ought to have a wider distribution and profile (what an ideal school movie), but at least this DVD might rescue it from obscurity for an audience that needs it now more than ever. The DVD quality is very high despite a lack of bonus features (I’m sorry the grown-up actors weren’t given a chance to add a commentary track); glorious sharp black and white photography, lovely soundtrack, and a snapshot of a departed time of pre-decimal currency, Latin mass, and leafy English suburbia. “Hand in Hand” deserves every award it ever received and I advise viewers to buy the DVD while they can, it looks to be going out of print again very soon.Note: the Amazon editorial review is wrong in implying this is an American movie or an American setting. It is English.Now if only the equally well-remembered and beloved “Skinny and Fatty” from the same series would finally see a home video release! Anyone out there listening?
LMoPaulin –
Please Buy This Movie For Your Child(ren)!
I saw this charming little movie as a young child in the early 60s. It made such an impression on me that I and two of my siblings sought it out at separate times without consulting each other first. There is nothing not to like. The characters are all good, warm people, particularly the dear children about whom the story is told. In today’s world, with all its cynicism, prejudice and intolerance, it is refreshing to watch a simple movie that attacks all of these heady topics in a way that makes you realize how children are free of these vices until someone points them out. In this story, once the children realize they are different it makes no difference to them. They love each other unconditionally. Even better, their feelings about each other are supported by the important adults in their lives. If you are a parent, please, please, please buy this movie and have your child watch it. I can only hope it can make the same impression on them as it did on my siblings and me.
WSH –
This enormously satisfying film, made in 1960, is sometimes said to be about overcoming prejudice. This, I think, is rather misleading. There is little overt prejudice on display in the story. The film, more precisely, is about overcoming fear of the “other”, in this case “other” religion/religious practices. Two children become friends at school: the girl is Jewish and the boy is Catholic. I won’t go further into the story, for obvious reasons, except to say that it is beautifully, truthfully, realised by a wonderful cast in the hands of a sensitive director and deft cameraman. The child actors, Loretta Parry and Philip Needs will win your hearts forever.
soniCaT –
Worth watching,enjoyed it and will probably watch it again on some future rainy Sunday afternoon
Susan B Wilson –
I was introduced to this DVD by a friend. It was mainly filmed in St Albans where we live and lovely seeing scenes of our city from early 1960/61. The story of two young children one Jewish the other Cathoĺic who overcome their religious differences to still remain good friends. . A beautiful innocent story of the children and their adventures. A film you can watch over and over again.
Gill Escott –
First saw this on Talking Pictures tv and just new I had to have a copy. Delightful b/w film in the Children’s film Foundation style. Utterly charming.
Patrick George Callaghan –
Outstanding performances by the two leading child actors. A simple plot that tells a simple story of friendship. You can love it or hate it, but it’s worth a watch even if you give it to a charity shop later as I did.