Great Expectations (1998 film)
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 Great Expectations poster |
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| Directed by | Alfonso Cuarón |
| Written by | Charles Dickens (novel) Mitch Glazer (screenplay) |
| Starring | Ethan Hawke Gwyneth Paltrow Robert DeNiro Anne Bancroft Chris Cooper |
| Music by | Patrick Doyle |
| Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | 1998-01-30 (US and Canada) 1998-03-13 (Mexico) 1998-04-17 (UK wide release) |
| Running time | 111 min |
| Language | English |
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Great Expectations is a 1998 contemporary film adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel of the same name, directed by Alfonso Cuarón and starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert DeNiro, Anne Bancroft and Chris Cooper. Despite its popular and respected cast of actors, the movie received mixed reviews.
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[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Ethan Hawke | Finnegan 'Finn' Bell |
| Gwyneth Paltrow | Estella |
| Chris Cooper | Uncle Joe |
| Anne Bancroft | Ms. Nora Dinsmoor |
| Robert De Niro | Arthur Lustig |
| Hank Azaria | Walter Plane |
| Jeremy James Kissner | Finnegan Bell Age 10 |
| Raquel Beaudene | Estella Age 10 |
[edit] Trivia
- Real life painter Francesco Clemente created Finnegan Bell's artwork in the movie.
- Ca d' Zan, a mansion in Sarasota, Fl, stood for Ms. Dismoor mansion. It once belonged to circus magnate John Ringling and his wife Mable
[edit] Soundtrack
The song "Siren" was written especially for this film by Tori Amos. The soundtrack also includes songs by popular artists such as Scott Weiland, Iggy Pop, Chris Cornell with his Solodebut, and The Verve Pipe. The film's score was written by Scottish composer Patrick Doyle, a veteran of many literary adaptations and frequent collaborator of Kenneth Brannagh
[edit] Reviews & Box Office
Great Expectations received moderate to poor reviews. Roger Ebert gave it 3 stars, and said ``Great Expectations begins as a great movie (I was spellbound by the first 30 minutes) but ends as only a good one."¹ RottenTomatoes.com gives Great Expectations a 38% critical review. IMDB.com users have rated the film 6.4/10. The film earned a total for $26.3 million (US).
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