Great Expectations

Summary

Great Expectations is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,448 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Great Expectations received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White^[3].
• Great Expectations received the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White^[4].
• Great Expectations received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[5].
• Great Expectations's image is recorded as Great Expectations Frontispiece.jpg^[6].
• Great Expectations's instance of is recorded as film^[7].
• Great Expectations's director is recorded as David Lean^[8].
• Great Expectations's screenwriter is recorded as David Lean^[9].
• Great Expectations's screenwriter is recorded as Ronald Neame^[10].
• Great Expectations's screenwriter is recorded as Anthony Havelock-Allan^[11].
• Great Expectations's screenwriter is recorded as Kay Walsh^[12].
• Great Expectations's composer is recorded as Walter Goehr^[13].
• Great Expectations's genre is recorded as drama film^[14].
• Great Expectations's genre is recorded as film based on a novel^[15].
• Great Expectations's based on is recorded as Great Expectations^[16].
• Great Expectations's cast member is recorded as John Mills^[17].
• Great Expectations's cast member is recorded as Anthony Wager^[18].
• Great Expectations's cast member is recorded as Jean Simmons^[19].
• Great Expectations's cast member is recorded as Valerie Hobson^[20].
• Great Expectations's cast member is recorded as Alec Guinness^[21].
• Great Expectations's cast member is recorded as Martita Hunt^[22].
• Great Expectations's cast member is recorded as Finlay Currie^[23].
• Great Expectations's cast member is recorded as Francis L. Sullivan^[24].
• Great Expectations's cast member is recorded as Bernard Miles^[25].
• Great Expectations's cast member is recorded as Freda Jackson^[26].
• Great Expectations's cast member is recorded as Torin Thatcher^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Anthony Havelock-Allan^[28] and Ronald Neame^[29]. Great Expectations's director is recorded as David Lean^[8]. Screenwriters include David Lean^[9], Ronald Neame^[10], Anthony Havelock-Allan^[11], and Kay Walsh^[12]. Cast members include John Mills^[17], Anthony Wager^[18], Jean Simmons^[19], Valerie Hobson^[20], Alec Guinness^[21], and Martita Hunt^[22].

Publication

Great Expectations's publication date is recorded as +1946-01-01T00:00:00Z^[30]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[31]. Genres include drama film^[14] and film based on a novel^[15].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White^[3]; Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White^[4]; and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[5], a film award^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1929^[34]. Reviews include 8.4/10^[35] and 100%^[36].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Great Expectations's after a work by is recorded as Charles Dickens^[37].

Why It Matters

Great Expectations ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,448 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

FAQs

What awards did Great Expectations receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White^[3], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White^[4], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[5].