Review of Green Mansions (1959) by Mackenzie S — 14 Aug 2007

Well during production of this film, people said the novel was unfilmable, after the film was released this was proven true. Anthony Perkins was unconvincing.

This review of Green Mansions (1959) was written by Mackenzie S on 14 Aug 2007.

Green Mansions has generally received mixed reviews.

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I could never get into the tedious book, and the movie version of Green Mansions is even less enchanting than the book…

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