Great Expectations (1934) | |
| Director(s) | Stuart Walker |
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| Top Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Great Expectations (1934) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Stuart Walker .
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John Mills has “Great Expectations” in the David Lean adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic
By Stephen Reginald on Aug 8, 2023 From Classic Movie ManJohn Mills has “Great Expectations” in the David Lean adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic Great Expectations (1946) is a British drama directed by David Lean and based on the 1861 novel by Charles Dickens and starring John Mills and Valerie Hobson. The strong supporting cast i... Read full article
THE DAVID LEAN BLOGATHON: Great Expectations (1946)
on Jul 20, 2018 From Caftan WomanMaddy Loves Her Classic Films and her blogathons! The David Lean blogathon is in full swing on July 20th and 21st. Click HERE to read the tributes to the master filmmaker. Charles Dickens' 13th novel, Great Expectations was serialized in 1860-1861 and found a welcome home on many bookshelves. Lik... Read full article
THE DAVID LEAN BLOGATHON: Great Expectations (1946)
on Jul 20, 2018 From Caftan WomanMaddy Loves Her Classic Films and her blogathons!The David Lean blogathon is in full swing on July 20th and 21st. Click HERE to read the tributes to the master filmmaker. Charles Dickens' 13th novel, Great Expectations was serialized in 1860-1861 and found a welcome home on many bookshelves. Like... Read full article
Great Expectations (1946)
By Amanda Garrett on Aug 6, 2016 From Old Hollywood FilmsToday, I'm reviewing director David Lean's adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel, Great Expectations (1946), starring Valerie Hobson and John Mills. This article is part of The Third Annual British Invasion Blogathon hosted by A Shroud of Thoughts. In many ways, 19th century author Charl... Read full article
Great Expectations (1946)
By Beatrice on Jan 11, 2015 From Flickers in TimeGreat Expectations Directed by David Lean Written by David Lean, Ronald Neame, Anthony Havelock-Allen, etc. from the novel by Charles Dickens 1946/UK Cineguild Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #203 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die The first half of this film is one of the great Dickens ada... Read full article
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Estella: Before Miss Havisham died, she told me her teachings were false... that love is worth all the suffering and pain that goes with it.
Pip: Do you believe that, Estella?
Estella: You once told me that you loved me, Pip.
[They embrace]
Prisoner on Ship: What are you sniveling about?
Second prisoner: My poor mother came to see me off.
Prisoner on Ship: [Amused] Mine was too drunk to come.
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Stuart Walker also directed Universal's other foray into Dickens, Mystery of Edwin Drood Both were expensive failures and hastened the fall of the Leammle regime at the studio. Ironically, MGM's two Dickens adaptations, "A Tale of Two Cities" and "David Copperfield" produced at the same time, were huge hits.
Francis L. Sullivan also played Jaggers in the 1946 version.
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