Great Expectations (1946) | |
| Director(s) | David Lean |
| Producer(s) | Anthony Havelock-Allan (executive), Ronald Neame |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Book-Based |
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Great Expectations Overview:
Great Expectations (1946) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by David Lean and produced by Ronald Neame and Anthony Havelock-Allan.
SYNOPSIS
The definitive version of the Dickens classic about an orphaned British boy befriended by a mysterious benefactor who enables him to become a gentleman of means. In the gloom of a country graveyard, a young boy encounters an escaped convict, a chance meeting that years later leads the boy to mysterious adventure, wealth, and joy. Lean's achievement is in setting once-in-a-lifetime performances in a vibrant narrative that maintains rich detail but never bogs down. Considered by many to be among the greatest films ever made.
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Academy Awards 1947 --- Ceremony Number 20 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: John Bryan; Set Decoration: Wilfred Shingleton | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Guy Green | Won |
| Best Director | David Lean | Nominated |
| Best Picture | J. Arthur Rank-Cineguild | Nominated |
| Best Writing | David Lean, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Ronald Neame | Nominated |
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Quotes from
Joe Gargery:
Pip! A young gentleman of great expectations.
Pip: [narrating] I realized that in becoming a gentleman, I had only succeeded in becoming a snob.
[welcoming Pip to her decaying mansion]
Miss Havisham: Come nearer. Let me look at you. Come close. Look at me. You aren't afraid of a woman who has never seen the sun since before you were born?
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Pip: [narrating] I realized that in becoming a gentleman, I had only succeeded in becoming a snob.
[welcoming Pip to her decaying mansion]
Miss Havisham: Come nearer. Let me look at you. Come close. Look at me. You aren't afraid of a woman who has never seen the sun since before you were born?
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Facts about
Valerie Hobson was widely considered to be miscast as the adult Estella.
David Lean wanted his film to have a feeling of heightened realism. Working closely in conjunction with art director John Bryan and cinematographer Guy Green, he employed several tricks, such as forced perspective, to achieve this effect. The famous opening shot in the graveyard, for instance, features a brooding church in the background which in reality was only 3 meters high.
During one scene where she had to carry a candle while walking up the stairs, Jean Simmons' apron caught fire.
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David Lean wanted his film to have a feeling of heightened realism. Working closely in conjunction with art director John Bryan and cinematographer Guy Green, he employed several tricks, such as forced perspective, to achieve this effect. The famous opening shot in the graveyard, for instance, features a brooding church in the background which in reality was only 3 meters high.
During one scene where she had to carry a candle while walking up the stairs, Jean Simmons' apron caught fire.
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