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Great expectations / by Charles Dickens ; dramatised by James Andrew Hall ; a BBC-TV Production in association with RCTV Inc. ; producer, Barry Letts ; directed by Julian Amyes.

Letts, Barry. (Added Author). Hall, James Andrew. (Added Author). Amyes, Julian, 1917-1992 (Added Author). Johns, Stratford. (Added Author). Sundquist, Gerry. (Added Author). Munro, Tim. (Added Author). Hickson, Joan, 1906-1998 (Added Author). Varley, Sarah-Jane. (Added Author). Kensit, Patsy. (Added Author). Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Great expectations. (Added Author). British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service. (Added Author). RCTV Inc. (Added Author). BBC Video (Firm) (Added Author). 2 Entertain (Firm) (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Stratford Johns, Gerry Sundquist, Tim Munro, Joan Hickson, Sarah-Jane Varley, Patsy Kensit. (Cast).

Summary:

In the gloom of a country graveyard, a young boy encounters an escaped convict, a chance meeting that later leads the boy to tragedy, mystery and wealth.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781608836635
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 351 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [England] : BBC Video : [2009]
  • Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Charles Dickens.
Double-sided disc.
Formatted Contents Note:
[Side 1]. Episodes 1-6 (193 min.) -- [side 2]. Episodes 7-12 (158 min.)
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Camera, John Kenway, Bob Hubbard; editor, Oliver White; music, Paul Reade.
Participant or Performer Note:
Stratford Johns, Gerry Sundquist, Tim Munro, Joan Hickson, Sarah-Jane Varley, Patsy Kensit.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Originally released as a television movie in 1981.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, NTSC; DVD18; full screen presentation (aspect ratio 4:3); Dolby Digital mono.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.

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Subject: Poor children > England > London > Drama.
Ex-convicts > England > London > Drama.
Benefactors > England > London > Drama.
London (England) > Social life and customs > 19th century > Drama.
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 > Film adaptations.
Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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  • 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Allentown Public Library System.

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Allentown Public Library DVD GREA (Text) 34455005720400 Adult DVD Fiction Available -

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