Deborah Kerr and the better plot / understandable flow can not overcome the terrible over acting by Van Johnson and the under acting by Peter Cushing.
The 1998 version's use of Sarah getting sick before a trip together and a period where Henry bonds with Bendrix develops a much richer story a but Ralph Fiennes and Stephen Rea could pull that off.
Van Johnson truly was pitiful in this version and Deborah Kerr was unbelievably superb - No disrespect to Julianne Moore but Kerr was better (perhaps partly due to a better flow of the plot).
In this version Sarah's kiss of an "affected" cheek did not make a difference which begs the question of continuity with Richard Smyth/ Priest which was handled in the 1998 version although the 1955 version made more sense.
While John Mills did a good job, Parkis' questions/ comments were a good upgrade from the 1998 version.
The 1998 version's use of Sarah getting sick before a trip together and a period where Henry bonds with Bendrix develops a much richer story a but Ralph Fiennes and Stephen Rea could pull that off.
Van Johnson truly was pitiful in this version and Deborah Kerr was unbelievably superb - No disrespect to Julianne Moore but Kerr was better (perhaps partly due to a better flow of the plot).
In this version Sarah's kiss of an "affected" cheek did not make a difference which begs the question of continuity with Richard Smyth/ Priest which was handled in the 1998 version although the 1955 version made more sense.
While John Mills did a good job, Parkis' questions/ comments were a good upgrade from the 1998 version.