Great Expectations: The Untold Story
| Great Expectations: The Untold Story | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tim Burstall |
| Written by | Tim Burstall |
| Based on | Great Expectations by Charles Dickens |
| Produced by | Tom Burstall Ray Alchin executive Antony I. Ginnane Christopher Muir associate Sigrid Thornton |
| Starring | Sigrid Thornton Anne-Louise Lambert John Stanton |
| Cinematography | Peter Hendry |
| Edited by | Tony Kavanaugh Lyn Solly John Pryce-Jones |
| Music by | George Dreyfus |
Production companies | Hemdale Film Corporation International Film Management |
| Distributed by | ABC (Australian TV) Filmpac (video) |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 mins (film version) 3 × 2 hours (TV version) |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$5,970,077[1][2] |
Great Expectations: The Untold Story is a 1987 Australian film which was made as a feature film and a mini series.[3]
It is based on an account of what happened to Magwitch from the novel Great Expectations when he was in Australia.[4]
Plot
Magwitch is sentenced to life in New South Wales. He is put on a chain gang run by Solomon Tooth and eventually amasses a fortune.
Cast
- John Stanton as Magwitch
- Sigrid Thornton as Bridget
- Robert Coleby as Compeyson
- Anne Louise Lambert as Estella
- Noel Ferrier as Jaggers
- Ron Haddrick as Lankerton
- Danny Simmons as Young Pip
- Todd Boyce as Older Pip
Production
The film was the idea of Tom Burstall, who made it with his director father Tim. Tim Burstall says in the writing of it he was influenced by a book by Price Waring, Tales of the Old Convict System.[5] It was filmed in Sydney from 9 March to 11 July 1986.[3]
References
- ^ "Australian Productions Top $175 million", Cinema Papers, March 1986 p64
- ^ "TIMESTYLE tv radio chess Nuclear attack drama most powerful yet". The Canberra Times. Vol. 59, no. 18, 164. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 June 1985. p. 13. Retrieved 14 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p70, 201-202
- ^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p187-188
- ^ Interview with Tim Burstall, 30 March 1998 Archived 15 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 14 October 2012
External links
- Great Expectations: The Untold Story at IMDb
- Great Expectations: The Untold Story at Oz Movies
- Great Expectations: The Untold Story at TCMDB
- Great Expectations: The Untold Story at BFI
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Categories:
- 1987 television films
- 1980s Australian television miniseries
- 1987 Australian television series debuts
- 1987 Australian television series endings
- Films based on Great Expectations
- 1987 films
- English-language television shows
- Television shows set in colonial Australia
- 1980s English-language films
- Films directed by Tim Burstall
- 1980s Australian films
- 1980s Australian film stubs