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Great Expectations

1974, Movie, NR, 124 mins

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Even adequate Dickens is better than no Dickens at all, and this made-for-television version of the great storyteller's saga is just barely that. Yellen's screenplay for this version was not nearly as rich as the beloved 1946 version and Hardy's direction will never be confused with David Lean's. Hardy and Yellen came to television from successful stage careers; their evident inability to understand the difference between stage and screen may be what does in this effort despite the distinguished cast. There's good music from Maurice Jarre and nice work from all the technical departments but the heart of the matter was left somewhere on the cutting-room floor. leave a comment
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