Description
Thomas Gradgrind, a wealthy, retired merchant in the industrial city of Coketown, England, devotes his life to a philosophy of rationalism, self-interest, and fact.
He raises his oldest children, Louisa and Tom, according to this philosophy and never allows them to engage in fanciful or imaginative pursuits.
Specifications
- Compatibility: PAL
- Director: Peter Barnes
- Language: English
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: BBC
- Release Year: 1994
- Age Rating: 12+
PAL Version
This DVD is PAL Version. PAL is an abbreviation for Phase Alternate Line. This is the video format standard used in many European countries.
PAL systems are much more common around the world and can be found in Australia, most of Western Europe, China, some parts of Africa, India, and elsewhere.
A PAL picture is made up of 625 interlaced lines and is displayed at a rate of 25 frames per second.
