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Great Expectations (1946) (Criterion Collection Spine #31) DVD

Unrated :: Criterion :: Released: 1999-01-12


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Great Expectations (1946) (Criterion Collection Spine #31) Summary In One Of The Great Translations Of Literature Into Film And The Debut Film Of Alec Guiness David Lean Brings Dickens Masterpiece To Robust On-screen Life. The Characters Populate Leans Magnificent Miniature Beautifully Photographed By Guy Green And Designed By John Bryan. Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 01/12/1999 Starring: John Mills Jean Simmons Run Time: 118 Minutes Rating: Nr

David Lean's handsome adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic novel captures the warm humor and richness of character that so many filmmakers miss in their reverent recreations of Victorian England. From the nightmarish opening sequence on the windswept graveyard where young orphan Pip (Anthony Wager) meets the desperate escaped criminal Magwitch (Finlay Currie) to the shadowy, musty mansion of the widow Miss Haversham (Martita Hunt) where he first meets the impertinent young beauty Estella (Jean Simmons), Lean captures a childlike exaggeration of reality with his elegant expressionism. When Pip's sudden change in fortune sends him to London as a burgeoning gentleman in high society, Lean sketches a beautiful, bustling city. John Mills's performance as the adult Pip charts his change from the wide-eyed wonder and generous spirit of the child he was to the class snob transformed by money and social standing, an ugly flaw that Pip confronts when his mysterious benefactor is finally revealed. The outstanding cast also features Valerie Hobson as the grown-up Estella, now a beguiling enchantress, a bright young Alec Guinness in his film debut as Pip's jovial London roommate Herbert Pocket, and the imposing Francis L. Sullivan as the decidedly humorless lawyer Jaggers. Exquisitely photographed by Guy Green (who won an Oscar for his work). Lean and his collaborators effectively maintain the heart of Dickens's epic drama while cutting it to its essentials in this vivid, compelling film. --Sean Axmaker
Great Expectations [Criterion... DVD Techincal Details Cast: John Mills, Tony Wager, Jean Simmons, Bernard Miles
Director: David Lean
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Rated: Unrated
Running Time: 118 mins
UPC: 037429128022
Binding: DVD
Studio: Criterion
Release Date: 1999-01-12
Region Code: 1
Specs: Black & White, Dolby, DVD, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 1.0), English (Subtitled),
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