Search - Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1966 DVD Release: 12/04/2001 Format: DVD - Black and White,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 37 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 5 Genres: Comedy Drama, Satire, Comedy of Manners, Political Satire

A classic 1960's cult film in the British "angry young man" tradition, the hero of this film from Czech director Karel Reisz is more lunatic than agitator. Morgan Delt (David Warner) is an artist from a working class background, married to Leonie (Vanessa Redgrave), a woman far above him in social standing. Given to a rich fantasy life to begin with, Morgan goes off the mental deep end when Leonie informs him that she's asking for a divorce and taking up with art dealer Robert Stephens (Charles Napier), a man more befitting her class. Thoroughly gone around the bend, Morgan enacts a series of bizarre gags and stunts in a campaign to win Leonie back, including putting a skeleton in her bed and crashing her wedding dressed as a gorilla. His antics eventually get Morgan arrested and committed to an asylum, where he embraces his mother's ardent communist beliefs. Redgrave was Oscar nominated for Best Actress for her role, her feature film debut. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Vanessa Redgrave - Leonie Delt
David Warner - Morgan Delt
Robert Stephens - Charles Napier
Irene Handl - Mrs. Delt
Newton Blick - Mr. Henderson
Bernard Bresslaw - Policeman

A British comedy classic that helped launch the career of the superb David Warner (Time Bandits, Tron Titanic) gets an adequate release from Anchor Bay. The print is presented widescreen (anamorphic) with an aspect ratio of 1.66:1. The quality of the black-and-white print is fine, though a little on the bright side. The soundtrack is in Dolby Digital 2.0 (mono). The disc includes a theatrical trailer for the film in widescreen anamorphic. Also included are text talent bios for actors Warner and Vanessa Redgrave, which are fairly thorough. A basic disc from a company that usually does alot better. ~ A.R. Ferguson, All Movie Guide