I especially like the painted backdrops in this production.
This was so successful it spawned a series ofAlice Comediesin the twenties.
This is also on YouTube if you fancy a gander.
I suspect if this had been made in colour, this would have been the oneAlicefilm wed all recall.
With typically Gallic imagination, most of the fantasy characters are played by puppets.
Its now considered to be much better than it was received at the time.
Included in this cast are Michael Redgrave, Peter Cook and Peter Sellers, among others.
For whatever reason, it was shot on monochrome, reducing its appeal, I suspect.
AliceIn Wonderland (Or Whats A Nice Kid Like You Doing In A Place Like This?)
In this one, Peter Sellers is the March Hare and Dudley Moore the Dormouse.
It has some good scenes, but I recall seeing it as a youngster and finding it exceptionally boring.
AliceIn Wonderland (1985)
For sheer oddness, this American made-for-TV musical version is quite exceptional.
Why he was chosen is explained by the credited producer, Irwin Allen.
The accolades here must go to Wilder, whose take on the Mock Turtle is just amazing.
Robbie Coltrane also turns up as Tweedledum, and Ken Dodd, curiously, as the mouse.
The best things in this are Kathy Bates as the Queen of Hearts and Tim Curry as the Dodo.
Apparently its hilarious if seen drunk, Im told.
But despite that, those that saw this musical production rate it very highly.
Im not one of those.
AliceIn Wonderland (2006)This Indian movie has a synopsis of which Carroll himself would have been proud.
If you want bizarre connections, its a reworking ofBenny And Joon, which starred Johnny Depp.
What this has to do with Lewis Carroll totally eludes me.
Alice In Wonderland is on Disney DVD and Blu-ray from Friday 4th June.
