The Amazing Mr. Blunden

1974 "Follow him into fun, fantasy & fright -- he's a time-traveling ghost who's often out of sight."
6.8| 1h35m| G| en| More Info
Released: 01 January 1974 Released
Producted By: Hemdale
Country: United Kingdom
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Mysterious old solicitor Mr. Blunden visits Mrs. Allen and her young children in their squalid, tiny Camden Town flat and makes her an offer she cannot refuse. The family become the housekeepers to a derelict country mansion in the charge of the solicitors. One day the children meet the spirits of two other children who died in the mansion nearly a hundred years prior. The children prepare a magic potion that allows them to travel backwards in time to the era of the ghost children. Will the children be able to help their new friends and what will happen to them if they do?

Genre

Fantasy, Family

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Director

Lionel Jeffries

Production Companies

Hemdale

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The Amazing Mr. Blunden Audience Reviews

Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!
Interesteg What makes it different from others?
Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?
Whitech It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.
richievee I was vastly underwhelmed by "The Amazing Mr. Blunden," which I purchased for a hefty price after reading several positive reviews here. The film started off poorly and got progressively worse as the 95-minute ordeal dragged by. The script was shallow with characters we don't care about, special effects were amateurish, and even the editing was choppy (with many noticeable splices). Worst of all, the acting was painfully unconvincing, particularly by Diana Dors as Mrs. Wickens, the sadistic housekeeper. Exceptions would be Laurence Naismith, who was quite effective in the title role, and all four of the children, who were acceptable for their ages. The only reason I can see for purchasing this ill-conceived product is the sweet loveliness of teenager Lynne Frederick. She never fails to light up the screen.
kjr2374 This movie is a classic fantasy film about two children who travel back in time to save the lives of two children who died in a fire 100 years ago. Two siblings, Lucy and Jamie, get the shock of their lives when they encounter the ghosts of two children in the garden of the home there mother is overseeing. Sara and Georgie are two young ghosts that died in a fire at the house nearly 100 years ago. They desperately need help and cannot find it in their own time so they find a recipe that enables them to travel back in time. They ask Lucy and Jamie to make the potion in order to travel to their time to help save their lives. This movie is also nice because it has an interesting plot twist at the end and it is also one of the few movies in which you get to see Diana Dors act instead of just look nice. It is a thrilling movie but out of print and hard to find. I highly recommend it.
darwiniantheory Saw this film when I was a child, and it still gives me the same lil shudders and I STILL giggle in the right places... its a good old story with the sweetest ending EVER.It really encapsulates the film genre of the 1970's and the old way of telling ghost stories which seems to have been lost in modern films.This film is good for the whole family and actually deals with death and the afterlife in a manner that makes you talk about it afterwards
helpless_dancer Two children time travel from the year 1815 to a hundred years in the future. Their purpose is to foil a crime committed by a greedy relative and his in-laws. This should be a good picture for kids to watch, I think they would find it exciting. I liked the little spin the writers put in at the film's ending.