Great Expectations (1946)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Great Expectations |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1947-08-18 |
Cast
John Mills
Phillip Pirrip, kallad Pip
Valerie Hobson
Estella som vuxen/Molly, Estellas mor
Bernard Miles
Joe Gargery, smed
Francis L. Sullivan
advokat Jaggers, Pips förmyndare
Martita Hunt
Miss Havisham, Estellas fostermor
Finlay Currie
Abel Magwitch, straffånge, senare Pips välgörare
Titles
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Crew
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| Director of Photography |
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| Music |
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| Film Editor | |
| Production Mixer |
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| Assistant Director | |
| Second Assistant Director |
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| Third Assistant Director |
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| Second Unit Director |
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| Script Supervisor |
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| Dialogue | |
| Executive Producer | |
| Unit Manager |
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| Casting |
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| Production Secretary |
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| Camera Operator |
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| Still Photographer |
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| Additional Photography |
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| Second Unit Director of Photography |
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| Assistant Cameraman |
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| Visual Effects |
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| Orchestra | |
| Conductor | |
| Orchestration |
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| Music Recording Engineer |
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| Assistant Production Designer |
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| Propman |
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| Costume Designer |
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| Make-up Supervisor |
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| Costume Assistant | |
| Assistant Film Editor |
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| Boom Operator |
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| Sound Assistant |
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| Sound Editor |
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| Sound Effects Editor |
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| Re-recording Mixer |
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| Presented by |
Cast
| John Mills | Phillip Pirrip, kallad Pip | ||
| Valerie Hobson | Estella som vuxen/Molly, Estellas mor | ||
| Bernard Miles | Joe Gargery, smed | ||
| Francis L. Sullivan | advokat Jaggers, Pips förmyndare | ||
| Martita Hunt | Miss Havisham, Estellas fostermor | ||
| Finlay Currie | Abel Magwitch, straffånge, senare Pips välgörare | ||
| Anthony Wager | Pip som pojke | ||
| Jean Simmons | Estella som flicka | ||
| Alec Guinness | Herbert Pocket, Pips vän | ||
| Ivor Barnard | Mr. Wemmick, Mr. Jaggers medhjälpare | ||
| Freda Jackson | Mrs. Joe, Joe Gargerys fru, Pips äldre syster | ||
| Eileen Erskine | Biddy, Joe Gargerys andra fru | ||
| George "Gabby" Hayes (as George Hayes) | Compeyson, straffången med ärret | ||
| Hay Petrie | onkel Pumblechook | ||
| John Forrest | Herbert Pocket som pojke | ||
| Torin Thatcher | Bentley Drummle, Estellas fästman | ||
| O.B. Clarence | Mr. Wemmicks far | ||
| John Burch | Mr. Wopsle | ||
| Richard George | sergeanten | ||
| Grace Denbigh-Russell | Mrs. Wopsle | ||
| Everley Gregg | Sarah Pocket, Herberts mor, Miss Havishams släkting | ||
| Anne Holland | en släkting | ||
| Frank Atkinson | Mike, en av Mr. Jaggers klienter | ||
| Gordon Begg | nattportiern | ||
| Edie Martin | Mrs. Whimple, hyresvärdinnan i huset vid floden | ||
| Walford Hyden | dansmästaren | ||
| Roy Arthur | rorsmannen på slupen | ||
| - | Ej krediterade: | ||
| Howard Lang | mannen bredvid Pip vid rättegången mot Magwitch | ||
| Ernie Pratt | polis i båten |
Companies
| Production Company | J. Arthur Rank Organisation Ltd | ||
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| Cineguild Ltd. | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Film AB Eagle-Lion | 1947 | |
| Folkuniversitetets Förlag | 1948 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 71952 |
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| Date | 1947-06 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 3230 meters |
| Censored length | 3228 meters |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.37:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Western Electric Recording |
| Colour type | Black and white |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 3238 meter |
| Length in minutes | 118 min |
| Reels | 12 reels |
Original work
Production location
| 1945-09 | 1946-04 | |||||
| Denham Studios | Denham, Buckinghamshire | United Kingdom | ||||
| Pinewood Studios | Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire | United Kingdom | (tre sista inspelningsdagarna) | |||
| St. Paul's Churchyard, St. Paul's Cathedral, Ludgate Hill | London | United Kingdom | ||||
| St. Mary's Marshes | Kent | United Kingdom | ||||
| River Medway | Kent | United Kingdom |
Release dates
| First showing | 1946-12-25 | Gaumont | London | United Kingdom | 118 min | |
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| 1946-12-25 | Marble Arch Pavilion | London | United Kingdom | 118 min | ||
| Release in Sweden | 1947-08-18 | Röda Kvarn | Stockholm | Sweden | 118 min | |
| TV showing | 1963-12-25 | TV | Sweden | |||
| 1996-12-04 | TV3 | Sweden | ||||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2010-12-22 | |||||
| 2011-01-09 | ||||||
| Cinematheque screening | 2014-10-08 | Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2014-10-08 |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 3231 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Cutting continuity |
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| Language | English |
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Extent | 64 s. |
| Language | Swedish |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Slides | 1 |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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