FILM

Great Expectations

Based on the Charles Dickens novel, an orphan becomes a gentleman with the assistance of a benefactor.

Great Expectations
Released:
December 26, 1946

Cast:

John Mills
Anthony Wager
Jean Simmons
Valerie Hobson
Alec Guinness
Martita Hunt
Finlay Currie

Director:
David Lean

Producer:
Anthony Havelock-Allan

Written by:
David Lean

Distributor:
General Film Distributors

Budget:
₤375,000

Box Office:
$2 million

Awards:

Academy Award (Won) - Best Cinematography, Black and White (Guy Green)
Academy Award (Won) - Best Art-Direction-Set Decoration, Black and White (John Bryan and Wilfred Shingleton)
Academy Award (Nominated) - Best Picture
Academy Award (Nominated) - Best Director (David Lean)



Rotten Tomatoes Score:
100%