Great Expectations (1999 film)
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| based_on = {{Based on|Great Expectations|Charles Dickens}}
| writer = Tony Marchant
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| director = Julian Jarrold
| starring = Ioan Gruffudd
Justine Waddell
Charlotte Rampling
Bernard Hill
Clive Russell
Ian McDiarmid
Daniel Evans
Emma Cunniffe
Alex Holbrook
James Hillier
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| theme_music_composer = Maurice Jarre & Joe Pereira
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
Greek
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| producer = David Snodin
| editor = Chris Gill
| cinematography = David Odd
| runtime = 168 minutes
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| network = BBC Two
| released = {{Start date|1999|04|12|df=y}}
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Great Expectations is a 1999 television film adaptation of Charles Dickens’s 1861 novel of the same name. It was aired on BBC Two in the UK,{{Cite news|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8c6b9d0968c24367ab8fcdad04e10dd5|title=Great Expectations|date=1999-04-08|work=The Radio Times|access-date=2019-07-01|issue=3921|pages=74|language=en-GB|issn=0033-8060}} and on Masterpiece Theatre in the US.
Plot
A young boy called Pip stumbles upon a hunted criminal who threatens him and demands food. A few years later, Pip finds that he has a benefactor. Imagining that Miss Havisham, a rich lady whose adopted daughter Estella he loves, is the benefactor, Pip believes in a grand plan at the end of which he will be married to Estella. However, when the criminal from his childhood turns up one stormy night and reveals that he, Magwitch, is his benefactor, Pip finds his dreams crumbling. Although initially repulsed by his benefactor, Pip gradually becomes loyal to him and stays with him until his death.
Cast
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- Ioan Gruffudd as Pip
- Gabriel Thomson as Young Pip
- Justine Waddell as Estella
- Gemma Gregory as Young Estella
- Emma Cunniffe as Biddy
- Laura Aikman as Young Biddy
- Charlotte Rampling as Miss Havisham
- Bernard Hill as Magwitch
- Clive Russell as Joe
- Ian McDiarmid as Jaggers
- Laila Morse as Molly
- Daniel Evans as Herbert Pocket
- Laurence Dobiesz as Young Herbert
- James Hillier as Bentley Drummle
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Filming locations
The production filmed at a number of Kent locations including Sheerness Docks, Kingswear Castle Paddlesteamer, Chatham Docks and the River Medway{{cite web|author=Kent Film Office|url=http://kentfilmoffice.co.uk/1999/04/great-expectations-1999/|title=Kent Film Office Great Expectations Film Focus|date=12 April 1999 }} and in Edinburgh.(2014) "Edinburgh the film set", Film Edinburgh, Page 9
Awards
In 2000, it won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Costume Design, but failed to win Best Design, Best Make Up/Hair, Best Photography and Lighting (Fiction/Entertainment) and Best Sound (Fiction/Entertainment).{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167187/awards|title=Awards for Great Expectations (1999) (TV)|publisher=The Internet Movie Database|access-date=2008-07-07}} It had also won the 1999 RTS Craft & Design Award for Best Sound in Drama; Best Production Design in Drama; Best Lighting, and Photography & Camera; and was nominated for Best Tape & Film Editing in Drama. It was nominated for, but did not win, the 1999 Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries.
References
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External links
- {{BBC programme}}
- {{IMDb title|id=0167187|title=Great Expectations}}
- [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/great-expectations-am36265 Great Expectations at AllMovie]
- {{TCMDb title|id=469687}}
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Category:BBC television dramas
Category:1999 television films
Category:Films based on Great Expectations
Category:Films directed by Julian Jarrold
Category:British English-language television shows
Category:Television shows set in England
Category:Television shows based on Great Expectations
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