Great expectations [videorecording] / J. Arthur Rank presents a Cineguild production released through General Film Distributors Ltd. ; adapted for the screen by David Lean, Ronald Neame, Anthony Havelock-Allan with Kay Walsh and Cecil McGivern ; produced by Ronald Neame ; directed by David Lean.
Lean, David, 1908-1991.; Neame, Ronald.; Havelock-Allan, Anthony.; Walsh, Kay.; McGivern, Cecil, -1963.; Mills, John, 1908-2005.; Hobson, Valerie, 1917-1998.; Miles, Bernard, 1907-1991.; Sullivan, Francis L.; Hunt, Martita, 1900-1969.; Currie, Finlay, 1878-1968.; Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000.; Barnard, Ivor, 1887-1953.; Jackson, Freda, 1909-1990.; Wager, Anthony, 1932-1990.; Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010.; Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Great expectations.; Cineguild (Firm); Janus Films.; Criterion Collection (Firm)
1998
PR4560.A2 L4 1998
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Great expectations [videorecording] / J. Arthur Rank presents a Cineguild production released through General Film Distributors Ltd. ; adapted for the screen by David Lean, Ronald Neame, Anthony Havelock-Allan with Kay Walsh and Cecil McGivern ; produced by Ronald Neame ; directed by David Lean.
Uniform Title
Great expectations (Motion picture : 1946)
Variant Title
Title on container: David Lean's great expectations
ISBN
0780021274
9780780021273
Publication Details
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, 1998.
Language
English
Description
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Item Number
037429128022
Call Number
PR4560.A2 L4 1998
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.43/72
Distributor No.
GRE270 Criterion Collection
Summary
In the gloom of a country graveyard, a young boy encounters an escaped convict, a chance meeting that years later leads the boy to tragedy, mystery and wealth.
Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1946.
Based on the novel by Charles Dickens.
"The Classic Collection, a joint venture between Janus Films and Home Vision Cinema"--Container.
Interactive menus include chapter selection, theatrical trailer.
Credits
Photographer, Guy Green; editor, Jack Harris; music, Walter Goehr; production designer, John Bryan.
Performer
John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Bernard Miles, Francis L. Sullivan, Martita Hunt, Finlay Currie, Alec Guinness, Ivor Barnard, Freda Jackson, Anthony Wager, Jean Simmons.
Cast
John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Bernard Miles, Francis L. Sullivan, Martita Hunt, Finlay Currie, Alec Guinness, Ivor Barnard, Freda Jackson, Anthony Wager, Jean Simmons.
System Details Note
DVD; Dolby Digital mono.
Added Author
Lean, David, 1908-1991.
Neame, Ronald.
Havelock-Allan, Anthony.
Walsh, Kay.
McGivern, Cecil, -1963.
Mills, John, 1908-2005.
Hobson, Valerie, 1917-1998.
Miles, Bernard, 1907-1991.
Sullivan, Francis L.
Hunt, Martita, 1900-1969.
Currie, Finlay, 1878-1968.
Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000.
Barnard, Ivor, 1887-1953.
Jackson, Freda, 1909-1990.
Wager, Anthony, 1932-1990.
Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010.
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Great expectations.
Added Corporate Author
Cineguild (Firm)
Janus Films.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Series
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 31.
Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)
Record Appears in
On-Campus Resources > DVDs
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