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
Pip:
[narrating] I realized that in becoming a gentleman, I had only succeeded in becoming a snob.
Joe Gargery: Pip! A young gentleman of great expectations.
[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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Joe Gargery: Pip! A young gentleman of great expectations.
[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
Guy Green replaced Robert Krasker as cinematographer on this film. David Lean and Ronald Neame were not satisfied with Krasker's studio recreation of the marshes in the opening scenes.
During one scene where she had to carry a candle while walking up the stairs, Jean Simmons' apron caught fire.
David Lean was not a particularly well-read man, and only became aware of the power of Charles Dickens' story when his wife Kay Walsh dragged him along to a theatrical production of "Great Expectations" in 1939. Incidentally, playing Herbert Pocket in this production, was a young Alec Guinness, whom Lean subsequently cast in the same role in the film version. Aside from bit parts, it was Guinness' first major screen role and was also the first of six films he made with Lean. Martita Hunt was also in the stage production, playing Miss Havisham, a role she reprised in the film.
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During one scene where she had to carry a candle while walking up the stairs, Jean Simmons' apron caught fire.
David Lean was not a particularly well-read man, and only became aware of the power of Charles Dickens' story when his wife Kay Walsh dragged him along to a theatrical production of "Great Expectations" in 1939. Incidentally, playing Herbert Pocket in this production, was a young Alec Guinness, whom Lean subsequently cast in the same role in the film version. Aside from bit parts, it was Guinness' first major screen role and was also the first of six films he made with Lean. Martita Hunt was also in the stage production, playing Miss Havisham, a role she reprised in the film.
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