I want to view a video of the movie "Final Curtain" starring Peter
O'Toole, but it seems it's only available on a British tape, which
does not play on a U.S. VCR machine.  Is there any way to get a copy
of this film or make the British tape viewable here in the U.S.?

Hi dwald-ga -

"Final Curtain" sounds like a film I'd like to see as well.  But to
your question, the answer is yes.  You can convert the British video
format (the PAL video system) to the American video format  (theNTSC).

PAL stands for Phase Alternating Line , and NTSC stands for National
Television System Committee

Here are several websites that advertise video conversions:

M.R.S. Video Conversion Service
http://www.alkenmrs.com/video/ 

APM Studio
http://www.apmstudio.com/pal-ntsc/convert-pal-to-ntsc.asp

World Gift Center
http://www.world-import.com/conversion.htm

The price for all three is the same, about $15 per tape.

I suggest you also inquire at your  video store to see if there is
someplace local that does videotape conversions.

Google Search Strategy

Google terms: pal ntsc videotape conversion

://www.google.com/search?
q=pal+to+ntsc+videotape+conversion&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official

It is also available on DVD, like:

http://cgi.ebay.nl/DVD-THE-FINAL-CURTAIN-PETER-OTOOLE-NIEUW_W0QQitemZ6461221024QQcategoryZ35016QQcmdZViewItem

Ja, mijnheer, maar het is 'Region 2' and that will nicht spielen in
der USA UNLESS the Questioner has a Multi-Region DVD player.

The second link talks about converting "home made" tapes - there may
be some issues around converting a commercial video.  Given the prices
of region free DVD players, even if if you have to buy one, it's
probably more cost effective than getting tape converted.

Ian G.