Great Expectations (1946)

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Cineguild, for the J. Arthur Rank Org.
Anthony Havelock-Allan
Ronald Neame
David Lean
David Lean, Ronald Neame, Anthony Havelock-Allan, with Kay Walsh and Cecil McGivern.
Charles Dickens
George Pollock
Guy Greene
Jack Harris
John Bryan
Wilfred Shingleton
Walter Geohr, Kenneth Pakeman, and G. Linley. 
Walter Goehr conducts.
118 minutes-10,624 ft.
General Films Distributors (G.B.)
Universal-International (U.S.)
December 26, 1946 (G.B.)
April 24, 1947 (U.S.)

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Pip, grown up:
Estella, grown up:
Joe Gargery:
Jaggers:
Magwitch:
Miss Havisham:
Pip, as a boy:
Estella, as a girl:
Herbert Pocket:

Pip, grown up:
Estella, grown up:
Joe Gargery:
Jaggers:
Magwitch:
Miss Havisham:
Pip, as a boy:
Estella, as a girl:
Herbert Pocket:

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Academy Awards
Best Director (nomination)
Best Picture (nomination)
Best Screenplay (nomination)
Best Black & White Photography
Best Art Direction
Best Set Decoration

National Board of Review
10 Best Films of the Year

Resources

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Great Expectations
Criterion Collection DVD

DVD Includes:
- The original theatrical trailer
- Subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired

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Great Expectations
Online Streaming

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Great Adaptations
Criterion Collection DVD Box Set

Four classic literary adaptations together in a single set at a special price (Great Expectations / Lord of the Flies / The Most Dangerous Game / Oliver Twist).

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David Lean directs Noël Coward
Blu-Ray Box Set

A boxed collection of the David Lean and Noël Coward's collaboration in high-definition digital transfers from the BFI National Archive’s 2008 restorations. Additional features included uncompressed monaural soundtracks and audio commentary.

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