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
[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?
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.
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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?
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.
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Facts about
First cinema feature of Howard Lang.
John Mills was only a few months younger than Bernard Miles, who played his uncle.
During one scene where she had to carry a candle while walking up the stairs, Jean Simmons' apron caught fire.
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John Mills was only a few months younger than Bernard Miles, who played his uncle.
During one scene where she had to carry a candle while walking up the stairs, Jean Simmons' apron caught fire.
read more facts about Great Expectations...
