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Great Expectations poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 71.5 / 100
1946·Adventure / Drama / Mystery·1h 58m

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

“From the Vivid Pages of Charles Dickens' Masterpiece!”

In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

Above the Line
David Lean·DirectorDavid Lean·ScreenplayCecil McGivern·ScreenplayGuy Green·Director of PhotographyWalter Goehr·Original Music ComposerJack Harris·Editor
Cast
John Mills·PipValerie Hobson·EstellaTony Wager·Young PipJean Simmons·Young EstellaBernard Miles·Joe GargeryFrancis L. Sullivan·Mr. JaggersFinlay Currie·Abel MagwitchMartita Hunt·Miss HavishamAlec Guinness·Herbert PocketIvor Barnard·Mr. Wemmick
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
David Lean·DirectorGeorge Pollock·Assistant DirectorMaggie Unsworth·Continuity
Writing· 6
David Lean·ScreenplayCecil McGivern·ScreenplayRonald Neame·ScreenplayAnthony Havelock-Allan·ScreenplayKay Walsh·ScreenplayCharles Dickens·Novel
Camera· 2
Guy Green·Director of PhotographyRobert Huke·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
Jack Harris·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Walter Goehr·Original Music ComposerWalter Goehr·ConductorGordon K. McCallum·Sound RecordistStanley Lambourne·Sound RecordistWinston Ryder·Sound Editor
Art & Design· 6
Wilfred Shingleton·Art DirectionSophie Devine·Costume DesignJohn Bryan·Production DesignGeorge Blackler·Makeup ArtistErnest Gasser·Makeup ArtistMargaret Furse·Assistant Costume Designer
Production· 6
Anthony Havelock-Allan·Executive ProducerRonald Neame·ProducerMaude Spector·CastingPat MacDonnell·CastingAdele Raymond·CastingNorman Spencer·Production Manager
Other Departments· 1
Suria Magito·Choreographer
By the Numbers
71.5
OF 100
Master Score
7.8
OF 10
IMDb
100%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$420K
ROI 5%
Worldwide Gross
2
5 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Great Expectations's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#A0785A
#FFFFFF
Mood
Intense, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Collage

“The movie poster features a collage of images in shades of brown and gold, set against a mostly white background. A man in a dark hat is prominently displayed i”

romancedrama
Key Elements
HatGeometric Patterns
Atmosphere
Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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