Great expectations

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Great expectations. Film adaptations. (Added Author). Lean, David, 1908-1991 (Added Author). Mills, John, 1908-2005 (Added Author). Hobson, Valerie, 1917-1998 (Added Author). Miles, Bernard, 1907-1991 (Added Author). Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000 (Added Author). Simmons, Jean, 1929- (Added Author). Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Bernard Miles, Francis L. Sullivan, Martita Hunt, Finlay Currie, Alec Guinness, Ivor Barnard, Freda Jackson, Anthony Wager and Jean Simmons. (Cast).

Summary: "One of the great translations of literature into film, David Lean's Great Expections brings Dickens' masterpiece to robust on-screen life. Pip, Magwitch, Miss Havisham, and Estella populate Lean's magnificent miniature, beautifully photographed by Guy Green and designed by John Bryan

Record details

ISBN: 0780021274
Physical Description: videorecording
videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c1998.

Content descriptions

General Note:	DVD special features include: theatrical trailer. Special features: The original theatrical trailer. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1946. 1.33:1. Based on the novel by Charles Dickens. At head of title: David Lean's. "The Classic Collection, a joint venture between Janus Films and Home Vision Cinema"--Container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	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.
Participant or Performer Note:	John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Bernard Miles, Francis L. Sullivan, Martita Hunt, Finlay Currie, Alec Guinness, Ivor Barnard, Freda Jackson, Anthony Wager and Jean Simmons.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Home use only.
Language Note:	Includes English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.