Great Expectations

Summary

Great Expectations is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (385 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 instance of is recorded as film^[6].
• Great Expectations was directed by David Lean^[7].
• David Lean wrote the screenplay for Great Expectations^[8].
• Ronald Neame wrote the screenplay for Great Expectations^[9].
• Anthony Havelock-Allan wrote the screenplay for Great Expectations^[10].
• Kay Walsh wrote the screenplay for Great Expectations^[11].
• Great Expectations's composer is recorded as Walter Goehr^[12].
• Great Expectations's genre is drama film^[13].
• Great Expectations's genre is film based on a novel^[14].
• Great Expectations's based on is recorded as Great Expectations^[15].
• A cast member of Great Expectations was John Mills^[16].
• A cast member of Great Expectations was Anthony Wager^[17].
• A cast member of Great Expectations was Jean Simmons^[18].
• A cast member of Great Expectations was Valerie Hobson^[19].
• A cast member of Great Expectations was Alec Guinness^[20].
• A cast member of Great Expectations was Martita Hunt^[21].
• A cast member of Great Expectations was Finlay Currie^[22].
• A cast member of Great Expectations was Francis L. Sullivan^[23].
• A cast member of Great Expectations was Bernard Miles^[24].
• A cast member of Great Expectations was Freda Jackson^[25].
• A cast member of Great Expectations was Torin Thatcher^[26].
• A cast member of Great Expectations was Edie Martin^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Anthony Havelock-Allan^[28] and Ronald Neame^[29]. Great Expectations was directed by David Lean^[7]. Screenwriters include David Lean^[8], Ronald Neame^[9], Anthony Havelock-Allan^[10], and Kay Walsh^[11]. Cast members include John Mills^[16], Anthony Wager^[17], Jean Simmons^[18], Valerie Hobson^[19], Alec Guinness^[20], and Martita Hunt^[21].

Publication

Great Expectations was published on January 1, 1946^[30]. The original language of it was English^[31]. Genres include drama film^[13] and film based on a novel^[14]. It was distributed by video on demand^[32].

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^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1929^[35]. Reviews include 8.4/10^[36] and 100%^[37].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Great Expectations's after a work by is recorded as Charles Dickens^[38].

Why It Matters

Great Expectations ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (385 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

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].