The classic childrens fantasyadventure novel alice through the looking glass comes to life in the 1966 madefortelevision film. Bbc learning english dramas from bbc learning english. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. After the confidence course 1965, its the second of the nine potter plays seen on the wednesday play. Alice is an ordinary girl, until the day a white rabbit runs past her, saying im late.
Mccoys saying the place makes him think of something from alice in wonderland. The bbc scheduled alice in wonderland to play only after 9 pm, the slot usually. It was created by edward kitsis, adam horowitz, zack estrin, and jane espenson for abc studios. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of alices adventures in wonderland and what it means. Some clips from the star trek episode shore leave dealing with the white rabbit from alice in wonderland. Written by theodore sturgeon and directed by robert sparr, it first aired on december 29, 1966 in the episode, the crew of the enterprise visits a bizarre planet where the fantasies of the landing party become reality. This alice in wonderland is certainly fascinating and is the most unique adaptation of the book, though annemarie mallicks alice was too detached and expressionless even for a character that was written in the film to be like that, the film drags in places and the old father william poem recitation made little sense truncated and felt pointless. Bbc video and 2 entertain, no doubt hoping to soak up a little of that tim. Alice in wonderland is not merely a fantastical tale of caterpillars, mice, and bloodthirsty queens looking to take off some heads. Alice in wonderland 1966 is a bbc television play, shot on film, based on alices adventures. Alice misheard the name as a child, believing it to be wonderland.
It tells of a young girl named alice falling through a rabbit hole into a subterranean fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. Analysis in wonderland jonathan millers alice in wonderland 1966 duration. On her journey through this happy and colorful, but also strange world where she. Recommend that the viewer also look at the live video taped production broadcast by nbc, a 2 hour 1966 television special alice through the looking glass dvd as an interesting comparison and contrast with the 20 year difference in production staging values. Annemarie mallik portrays a more sullen alice but is perfect for this version of wonderland. There have been numerous film adaptations of alice s adventures in wonderland, over the years. Alice through the lookingglass 1966 rotten tomatoes. This challenging 1966 production of alice in wonderland by the talented director jonathan miller can be watched over and over again with each viewing revealing new details and the great depth of the interpretation, but always while again stimulating the laughter that is inherent in the story. Youve seen the disney classic, now experience the tale of alice in wonderland as never before in this liveaction adaptation of the timeless tale from the bbc and director jonathan miller. The opening and closing of the 1966 hannabarbera tv special, alice in wonderland, featuring rexall and coca cola sponsorship tags.
She has to follow the white rabbit with the pocket watch and lands in wonderland. The pool of tears in lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderland. Alice in wonderland, the series, takes place in the 19th century. It was directed by jonathan miller, then best known for his appearance in the satirical revue beyond the fringe. Alice returns to wonderland when the white queen is challenging her tyrannical sister, the red queen, for the crown of underland. Alice in wonderland 1966 with the impending release of tim burtons alice in wonderland weve been inundated with press releases of dvds for what seem like nearly every version of the lewis carroll story ever put to film. But the holes in the swiss cheese begin with trying to sort out how the particular thoughts are selected to be manufactured.
Alice in wonderland chesapeake shakespeare company. Lifes a game hanna barberas alice in wonderland 1966 duration. Alice s adventures in wonderland commonly shortened to alice in wonderland is an 1865 novel written by english author charles lutwidge dodgson under the pseudonym lewis carroll. There is a place for the bbcs alice in wonderland, but for me, its more. Alice in wonderland 1966 bbc part 3 video dailymotion. Written for the wednesday play 196470, which the bbc retitled play for today in 1970, alice has the earliest airdate 1065 of the potter productions to survive on tape. But the cast is excellent, with appearances by such legends as sir michael redgrave, sir john gielgud, and peter sellers. Alice in wonderland 1966 not rated 1h 12min drama, family, fantasy tv movie 28 december 1966.
The following is a list of close adaptations, not including sequels or original works set in the same universe. Once upon a time in wonderland is an american fantasydrama series that aired on abc from october 10, 20 to april 3, 2014. Walt disney 1965 hanna barbera alice in wonderland mad hatter rexalls glass. In the past, alice had faced the bandersnatch before.
Hedda hopper, the mad hatter hanna barberas alice in. It was directed by jonathan miller, then most widely known for his appearance in the longrunning satirical revue beyond the fringe. The program is a spinoff of the prior abc series once upon a time and aired on abc at 8. Or whats a nice kid like doing in a place like this alice grows and shrink. Beyond the fringe, the establishment club, private eye and that was the week that was london, 2000. The wednesday play dennis potters alice 1966 2 duration. A unique and artistic production a must for alice fans who like to see lewis carroll in all forms. On her journey through this happy and colorful, but also strange world where she meets a bootswearing caterpillar, a mad hatter and takes part in a nonbirthdayparty.
The first products, the rabbit and alice, must come from dr. Alice in wonderland 1966 is a bbc television play based on alice s adventures in wonderland by lewis carroll. In a parallel world beneath london, talking rats and brutal assassins run wild in neil gaimans delightfully bonkers bbc2 series that draws on alice in wonderland and hitchhikers guide to the galaxy in equal measure richard mayhew is a hangdog office nobody who comes across an injured girl in the street and finds himself drawn downwards into a place called london below. Alice in wonderland 1966 bbc part 2 video dailymotion. It starts with little young alice telling her papa, stories of a place where she had visited. Youve seen the disney classic, now experience the tale of alice in. There are two alice films that really convey the literal dreaminess of lewis carrolls story, and this is one of them the other is svankmajers rather scary czech. He thought that she was making up these stories from her imagination, but she swears that her adventures to wonderland, as she calls it, are nonfictional stories. A girl named alice annemarie mallik falls down a rabbithole and wanders into the strange wonderland. Shankar composing the soundtrack, and two complete bonus movies. Alice in wonderland 1966 directed by jonathan miller. A cheshire cat than puts her in disgrace with the queen of hearts. Hedda hopper as the mad hatter in hanna barberas alice in wonderland or whats a nice kid like you doing in a place like this. Alice in wonderland tv movie 1966 alice in wonderland.
In the present, jafar and the red queen send the female bandersnatch after alice and the knave of hearts in order to get alice to use up one of her wishes from cyrus. Shore leave is the fifteenth episode of the first season of the american science fiction television series, star trek. Alice in wonderland 1966 is a bbc television play based on alices adventures. The bandersnatch appears in the once upon a time in wonderland episode forgetmenot. Alice in wonderland 1966 alice in wonderland wiki fandom. Curiouser and curiouser costume party night come as your favorite wonderland character, also psychedelic wonderland night, and more. Wonderland is featured in tim burtons 2010 film alice in wonderland. Films and television programmes based on alice in wonderland. A variety of films and television programmes based on alice s adventures in wonderland 1865 and its sequel through the lookingglass, and what alice found there 1871 by lewis carroll have been created. Alice in wonderland 1966 a girl named alice annemarie mallik falls down a rabbithole and wanders into the strange wonderland.
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