Edition |
Full screen ed. |
Description |
1 DVD (118 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
monochrome |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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Dolby |
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video file |
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DVD video |
Series |
Criterion collection ; 31
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The classic collection
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Criterion collection ; 31.
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Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)
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Note |
Based on the novel by Charles Dickens. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1946. |
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"The Classic Collection, a joint venture between Janus Films and Home Vision Cinema"--Container. |
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Interactive menus include chapter selection, theatrical trailer. |
Credits |
Photographer, Guy Green; editor, Jack Harris; music, Walter Goehr; production designer, John Bryan. |
Cast |
John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Bernard Miles, Francis L. Sullivan, Martita Hunt, Finlay Currie, Alec Guinness, Ivor Barnard, Freda Jackson, Anthony Wager, Jean Simmons. |
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. |
System Details |
DVD, full screen (1.33:1); Dolby digital mono. |
Subject |
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Film and video adaptations.
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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. |
Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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Subject |
Orphans -- England -- Drama.
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Orphans. |
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England. |
Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Subject |
Feature films.
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Feature films. |
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England -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama.
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Social conditions. |
Chronological Term |
19th century |
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1800-1899 |
Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Added Author |
Lean, David, 1908-1991.
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Neame, Ronald.
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Havelock-Allan, Anthony.
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Walsh, Kay.
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McGivern, Cecil, -1963.
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Mills, John, 1908-2005.
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Hobson, Valerie, 1917-1998.
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Miles, Bernard, 1907-1991.
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Sullivan, Francis L.
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Hunt, Martita, 1900-1969.
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Currie, Finlay, 1878-1968.
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Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000.
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Barnard, Ivor, 1887-1953.
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Jackson, Freda.
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Wager, Anthony, 1932-1990.
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Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010.
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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Great expectations.
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Cineguild (Firm)
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Janus Films.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Note |
Title on container: David Lean's great expectations |
ISBN |
0780021274 (DVD) |
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9780780021273 |
Standard No. |
037429128022 |
Music No. |
GRE270 Criterion Collection |
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