Stars: Alec Guinness, Robert Newton, Anthony Newley, Kay Walsh, John Mills, Jean Simmons, Bernard Miles, Valerie Hobson

Director: David Lean

Summary: In 'Oliver Twist' we meet the hero of Dicken's immortal story of a young orphan boy forced into the company of thieves and cut-throats. 'Great Expectations' is the story of a boy's action in befriending an escaped convict which brings sudden fortune. Also adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens.

Two classic David Lean adapations of Charles Dickens' novels on one disc.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS: Lean's definitive version of the Dickens classic about an orphaned boy befriended by a mysterious benefactor who enables him to become a gentleman of means. In nineteenth century London, in the gloom of a country graveyard, a young boy encounters an escaped convict, a chance meeting that years later leads the boy to mysterious adventure, wealth and joy.
OLIVER TWIST: David Lean's prodigious adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic expands fervently on the theme of a lonely boy in a world of bullies. When the orphan hero, Oliver (John Howard Davies), escapes to London, the Artful Dodger (Anthony Newley) delivers him to the notorious Fagan (Alec Guinness), who makes him part of the gang but soon allows for Oliver to take the fall for a bungled pickpocketing scam. To date, no movie has better captured Dickens's blend of sensitivity and violence.

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Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Year:	1948
Release Date:	March 17, 2003
Runtime:	229 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	37115 04713
Keywords:	Great, Family, Classic, Book, Two, General, Expectations, Oliver, Twist, Drama, Period, Discs, Based
Genre:	Family