Movie detail: great-expectations

Sinopsis

This film is based on the novel by Charles Dickens. A young orphan Pip is given the chance to rise from his humble beginnings to beome a gentleman thanks to a mysterious benefactor.
He uses his new social status to pursue Estella, a spoilt hieress, who he's loved since childhood. The schocking truth as to the true nature of his benefactor and great fortune has devastating consequnces for him and his personal relationships with those around him.

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David Lean
1908 – 1991 Sir David Lean was an English Film Director known especially for his Oscar-adorned spectacles 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' (1957) 'Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and 'Dr Zhivago'...

Sir Alec Guiness
1914 – 2000 Sir Alec Guiness born 2 April 1914 died 5 August 2000 was an English actor. After an early career on stage he featured in several Ealing Comedies including 'The Ladykillers'...

Sir John Mills
1908 – 2005 Sir John Mills born 22 February 1908 Died 23 April 2005 was an English actor who appeared in over 120 films spanning seven decades. He often played heroic roles. He won a...

Anthony Wager
1932 Anthony Wager born 24 June 1932 Died 23 December 1990 was an English actor and television writer. He is best known for his portrayal of Pip in David Lean's Great Expecations...

Jean Simmons
1929 – 2010 Jean Simmons born 31 January 1929 Died 22 January 210 was an English actress and one of J. Arthur Rank's 'well-spoken young starlets'. She stared predominantly in films...

Martita Hunt
1900 – 1969 Martita Hunt: Born 30 January 1900 Died 13 June 1969 was an Argentine born English film and theatre actress. She had a dominant stage prescence and played a wide-range of...

John Godar
1923 – 1929 John Godar

Technical information

PRODUCTION YEAR: 1946
RUNTIME: 113 mins
PRINTED FILM FORMAT: 35mm
GENRE: Fiction, Drama
LANGUAGE: English
FINAL GROSS: $2 million (US rentals)

Technical team

WRITERS: David Lean, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Cecil McGivern, Ronald Neame, Kay Walsh
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Guy Green, Robert Krasker
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER: Cyril Stanbrough
CAMERA: Robert Huke
SOUND EDITOR: Stanley Lambourne, Gordon McCallum, Winston Ryder
DIRECT SOUND: C.C. Stevens, Desmond Drew
FILM EDITING: Jack Harris SOUNDTRACK: Walter Goehr
ART DIRECTION: Wilfred Shingleton
VISUAL EFFECTS: Les Bowie
SPECIAL EFFECTS: Syd Howell, Douglas Woolsey

Executive team

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Cineguild
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/S: Anthony Havelock-Allan, Ronald Neame
CONTRIBUTORS: Anthony Havelock-Allan, Cecil McGivern, Ronald Neame, Kay Walsh, Ronald Neame
DISTRIBUTOR COMPANIES: General Film Distributors (GFD) Ltd
INTERNATIONAL SALES: Universal International

Casting

John Mills, Anthony Wager, Jean Simmons, Valerie Hobson, Alec Guiness, Martita Hunt

Awards/Selections

Academy Awards - Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography (1947)

Great Expectations