i be a big fan of the 1995 version and which i have see many time and consider a subtle and excellent film . this 1971 version i buy yesterday and a bit hesitantly and but now that i have see it i be glad i do and because it be truer to the book and to austen insight . the 1995 version have more dramatic power largely because it sharpen many of the character in the 1995 version lady russell be snobbier and more manipulative and less truly look out for anne while sir walter be even more vain and vapid while elizabeth be nasty while mary be more insufferable while mr. elliot be more smarmy while lady dalrymple be much more stupid but i think the characterization in this 1971 version be closer to the book and to austen vision and and to the real people of the time . the 1971 version also include more of the key line and scene from the book and include especially the key scene in the field where anne overhear wentworth talk to louisa ( or be it henrietta . ) about the importance of strength of character . i find the act more subtle and evocative than do many of the critic here and but the acting in the 1995 version be more powerful . i agree with the critic here that the actress who play anne be too old for the part while i look up her entry on imdb and she be 38 at the time of the filming and when her character be suppose to be 28. i think her acting be subtle and effective and however . wentworth be of the correct age and i find him very convince . in particular and this 1971 version of wentworth have much more of his sense of humor and tease while the 1995 one and much more of the sense of power a sea captain would have and and more passion . the admiral in the 1971 version lack the gruff presence and human warmth of the one in the 1995 version and lack any feeling of the power an admiral certainly would convey while i find him the one truly weak element in the production . i agree with others that the staging of the fall scene be too wooden and and it seem unconvincing that she would have be so injured by such a little fall . however and it could be that she bang the back of her head on the edge of the stone step and which if so and really would produce a very dangerous injury and and would make the scene more convincing than the scene in the 1995 version and where she fall far but be clear of any sharp edge that could plausibly cause a major head injury . a to the costuming that some have criticize and i be no expert and can not respond and but i will note that none of the navy character ( wentworth and admiral croft and benwick and harville ) in the 1971 version wear their uniform and while in the 1995 version all of them consistently wear their fancy uniform . i suspect that the 1971 version be the accurate one and and it always bother me a bit in the 1995 version and the officer be always in uniform when clearly the nation be at peace and the officer be detach from active duty . my father and grandfather be career u navy captain who command aircraft carrier and submarine and and they do not spend every day while on leave or at leisure in their dress blue . i doubt it be any different 180 year ago . the uniforms give the 1995 version a lot of zing and and i prefer it and but i doubt it be accurate historically that these officer wear their uniform so frequently . lastly and it be true and the production value of the 1971 version be a lot less than the 1995 version and but give the year ( 1971 ) and the tv format and and the budget and we can not blame the artist for it . contemporary viewer who can make a mental allowance for the low production value can find this version well worth their time .