Great Expectations (Original title)
Date: 27 January 1947 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: David Lean
Synopsis: Story of the orphan, Pip, and his quest for a mysterious legacy, and its donor.
Genres: Period drama, Drama
Subjects: Wealth, Present giving, Single people
Releases
Date: 1946Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundAspect ratio: 1.375:1Runtime: 118 mins Length: 10624 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specifiedRuntime: 118 mins 23 secs - Distributor: BFIPlayer
Date: 2022Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundDialogue (original): English
Title: At home/DVD reissues: The David Lean Centenary CollectionAuthor: Nathan, IanArticle type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: DVD box set review.
In: Empire n213 March 2007 Page: 49
Title: In Cinemas: Great ExpectationsAuthor: PARKINSON, David Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: London Film Festival Catalogue v50th 2006 Page: 185
Title: [London Film Festival Catalogue - v50th 2006: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits include restoration contact details.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v33 n1 2005 Pages: 62-78
Title: Not Telling the Story the Way It Happened: Alfonso...Author: JOHNSON, Michael K. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...Cuarón's Great Expectations". Reappraisal of the film, comparing it to the Dickens novel and to the David Lean film version.
In: Film Studies n5 Winter 2004 Pages: 106-131
Title: Hans Keller: Essays on Film MusicAuthor: WINTLE, Christopher (introduction) Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A selection of essays on film music by Hans Keller, with re- ferences to BORN TO BE BAD and composers William Alwyn (CURE FOR LOVE / The ROCKY HORSE WINNER),Leonard Bernstein (ON THE WATERFRONT), Anton Karas (The THIRD MAN / Dreigroschenoper
In: Film Review n604 April 2001 Pages: 70-75
Title: Great expectationsAuthor: MAXFORD, Howard Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: John Mills, Ronald Neame, Anthony Havelock-Allen and Guy Green talk about making GREAT EXPECTATIONS.
In: Journal of Popular British Cinema n4 2001 Pages: 72-80
Title: Literary adaptations and cultural fantasiesAuthor: LUSTED, David Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: An examination of how the genre of literary adaptation explores the issues of class and social mobility which are recurring themes in British cinema. Focuses on different adaptations of Dickens' "Great Expectations".
In: American Cinematographer v81 n3 March 2000 Page: 136
Title: Wrap shotAuthor: BANKSTON, Douglas Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Details of the David Lean's production of GREAT EXPECTATIONS. Includes a still of the crew, including David Lean.
In: Classic Television n5 Jun/Jul 1998 Pages: 10-25
Title: British Film: The Classic Television top 100Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A brief history of British film and Classic Television read- ers' 100 British films. Films listed with short synopses.
In: Empire n108 June 1998 Page: 137
Title: Video to buyAuthor: Nathan, IanArticle type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review of video release.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v24 n3 1996 Pages: 322-331
Title: Word and Image: The Articulation and Visualization of ....Author: BASTON, Jane Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Considers power in GREAT EXPECTATIONS.
In: Positif n410 April 1995 Pages: 105-107
Title: [Positif - n410 April 1995: no known title]Author: O'NEILL, Eithne Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: Reassessment of the film.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v20 n1 1992 Pages: 68-76
Title: David Lean's Great Expectations - Meeting Two ChallengesAuthor: MCFARLANE, Brian Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Examines Lean's adaptation of GREAT EXPECTATIONS, and how he responded to two of the novel's major challenges to the filmmaker - it's first person narrative and it's particular rhetorical power.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v20 n1 1992 Pages: 77-100
Title: Doing Time, Undoing Time: Plot Mutation in David Lean's...Author: DEBONA, Guerric Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Analysis of Lean's adaptation of GREAT EXPECTATIONS, contrasting it with the original novel. Includes a detailed Parrallel Text comparing the post-production script with the novel.
In: Radio Times v256 n3355 19 Mar 1988 Page: 16
Title: [Radio Times - v256 n3355 19 Mar 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v13 n2 1985
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v13 n2 1985: no known title]Language: English
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v13 n2 1985 Pages: 127-134
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v13 n2 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Novel-into-film.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v2 n2 Spring 1974 Pages: Spring 140-152, 153-161
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v2 n2 Spring 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Image et Son n75/76 October 1954 Page: 23
Title: [Image et Son - n75/76 October 1954: no known title]Language: French
In: La Revue du Cinéma v3 n14 June 1948 Page: 52
Title: [La Revue du Cinéma - v3 n14 June 1948: no known title]Language: French
In: Sight and Sound v16 n61 Spring 1947 Page: 39
Title: [Sight and Sound - v16 n61 Spring 1947: no known title]Language: English
In: Theatre Arts v31 n6 June 1947
Title: [Theatre Arts - v31 n6 June 1947: no known title]Language: English
In: British Picture News v1 1947 Page: 8
Title: [British Picture News - v1 1947: no known title]Language: English
Description: Cast and story.
In: Motion Picture Herald v166 n13 29 Mar 1947
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v166 n13 29 Mar 1947: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v13 n156 December 1946 Page: 166
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v13 n156 December 1946: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Today's Cinema v67 n5433 11 Dec 1946
Title: [Today's Cinema - v67 n5433 11 Dec 1946: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v165 n13 28 Dec 1946
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v165 n13 28 Dec 1946: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2069 12 Dec 1946
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2069 12 Dec 1946: no known title]Language: English
Author: KROEBER, Karl Pages: 228 p.
Title: Dickens on screen
Author: GLAVIN, John Pages: xii, 225 p.
Title: This enchanted isle: the neo-romantic vision from William Blake to the New Visionaries
Author: WOODCOCK, Peter Pages: 151 p.
Title: Novel to film: an introduction to the theory of adaptation
Author: MCFARLANE, Brian Pages: viii. 279p.
Description: The SCARLET LETTER (1926) pp.39-70 RANDOM HARVEST (1942) pp.71-104 GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1946) pp.105-138 DAISY MILLER (1974) pp.139-170 CAPE FEAR (1991) pp.171-193
Title: Screening the novel: the theory and practice of literary dramatization
Author: GIDDINGS, Robert Pages: 174p.
Title: The English novel and the movies
Author: Klein, Michael Pages: 383p.
Description: the ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE pp. 1-27 APOCALYPSE NOW pp. 211-217 BARRY LYNDON pp. 95-107 BECKY SHARP pp. 108-120 A CHRISTMAS CAROL pp. 121-131 DAVID COPPERFIELD pp. 132-142 DOCTOR JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE pp. 165-179 FRANKENSTEIN pp. 52-66 GREAT EXPECTATIONS pp. 143-154 JANE EYRE pp. 83-94 LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER pp. 268-278 NOSFERATU pp. 197-210 PASSAGES FROM FINNEGANS WAKE pp. 301-312 A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN pp. 279-290 SABOTAGE pp. 218-227 SONS AND LOVERS pp. 235-247 The TIME MACHINE pp. 187-196 ULYSSES pp. 291-300 The VIRGIN AND THE GYPSY pp. 257-267
Title: Dickens and film
Author: Zambrano, A.L. Pages: ii, 442 pages
Title: Learning the liveliest art: a film and TV course for senior students
Author: PERKINS, W.H Pages: 320p.
Description: GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1946) pp. 115-127 HENRY V pp. 133-158 OLIVER TWIST (1948) pp. 23-114 TWELVE ANGRY MEN pp. 159-191 Charles DICKENS CH. 1
Title: Great expectations: the book of the film; based on the novel
Author: DICKENS, Charles Pages: 89p.
Description: Adapted for the screen by David Lean, Ronald Neame and Anthony Havelock-Allan.
Title: Screen adaptations: Charles Dickens' Great Expectations: the relationship between text and film
Author: MCFARLANE, Brian Pages: ix, 186 p.
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Date: 27 January 1947 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: David Lean
Synopsis: Story of the orphan, Pip, and his quest for a mysterious legacy, and its donor.
Genres: Period drama, Drama
Subjects: Wealth, Present giving, Single people
Releases
Date: 1946Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundAspect ratio: 1.375:1Runtime: 118 mins Length: 10624 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specifiedRuntime: 118 mins 23 secs - Distributor: BFIPlayer
Date: 2022Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundDialogue (original): English
Credits
(71)
J. Arthur Rank Presents: The Rank Organisation, A Cineguild Production: Cineguild, [Production Company]: Independent Producers, Executive Producer: Anthony Havelock-Allan, Produced by: Ronald Neame, Production Manager: Norman Spencer, [Location Manager]: John Alderson, [2nd Unit Director]: Stanley Haynes, Roy Kellino, Assistant Director: George Pollock, [Assistant Director (2nd)]: Philip Shipway, [Assistant Director (3rd)]: Chick Simpson, [Assistant Director (2nd Unit 1st)]: Victor Wark, Continuity: Margaret Sibley, [Continuity (2nd Unit)]: Yvonne Axworthy, Adapted for the Screen by: David Lean, Adapted for the Screen by: Ronald Neame, Anthony Havelock-Allan, [Adapted for the Screen] With: Kay Walsh, Cecil Mcgivern, Based on the novel by: Charles Dickens, Photographed by: Guy Green, [Director of Photography - Started]: Robert Krasker, [2nd Unit Director of Photography]: Ernest Steward, Camera Operator: Nigel Huke, [Camera Operator (2nd Unit)]: Arthur Ibbetson, [Camera Operator (2nd)]: Skeets Kelly, [Camera Operator (2nd Unit 2nd)]: Alan Hume, [Focus Puller]: John Howard Godar, [Clapper/Loader]: Henry Slagter, Tony Hermes, [Stills]: Cyril Stanborough, [Back Projection]: Sid Howell, [Models]: Douglas Woolsey, Film Editor: Jack Harris, [Assistant Editor]: Marjorie Saunders, [Assistant Editor (2nd)]: John Cook, Production Designed by: John Bryan, Art Director: Wilfred Shingleton, [Assistant Art Director]: John Elphick, [Draughtsman]: T. Hopewell Ash, Bill Holmes, [Production Buyer]: Frank Hobbs, Costumes Designed by: Sophia Harris of Motley, [Costume Designer] Assisted by: Margaret Furse, [Make-up]: Ernie Gasser, Musical Score Composed and Conducted by: Walter Goehr, [Music Performed] With: The National Symphony Orchestra, Dances Arranged by: Suria Magito, Sound Recordist: Stanley Lambourne, Gordon K. McCallum, [Production Mixer]: C.C. Stevens, John Dennis, [Music Sound Camera]: Peter T. Davies, [Sound Camera Operator]: Fred Goodes, Harold Rowland, [Boom Operator]: George Paternoster, [Boom Assistant]: Mick Stolovich, [Maintenance Engineer]: Jack Rossiter, Charles Knott, [Dubbing Crew]: J.B. Smith, [Dubbing Crew]: Bill Daniels, John Hood, Sound Editor: Winston Ryder, [Assistant Sound Editor]: Jack Slade, [Sound Effects Recording]: John W. Mitchell, Sound System: Western Electric Recording, Made at: D&P Studios, Studio: Denham Studios, [Last 3 weeks]: Pinewood Studios
Cast
(27)
John Mills (Pip), Valerie Hobson (Estella / Molly), Bernard Miles (Joe Gargery), Francis L. Sullivan (Mr Jaggers), Martita Hunt (Miss Havisham), Finlay Currie (Abel Magwitch), Alec Guinness (Herbert Pocket), Ivor Barnard (Mr Wemmick), Freda Jackson (Mrs Joe Gargery), Anthony Wager (young Pip), Jean Simmons (young Estella), Eileen Erskine (Biddy), George Hayes (the convict), Hay Petrie (Uncle Pumblechook), John Forrest (the pale young gentleman), Torin Thatcher (Bentley Drummle), O.B. Clarence (the aged parent), John Burch (Mr Wopsle), Richard George (The Sergeant), Grace Denbeigh-Russell (Mrs Wopsle), Everley Gregg (Sarah Pocket), Anne Holland (relation), Frank Atkinson (Mike), Gordon Begg (night porter), Edie Martin (Mrs Whimple), Walford Hyden (the dancing master), Roy Arthur (galley steersman)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(28)
In: Empire n231 September 2008 Pages: 156-157Title: At home/DVD reissues: The David Lean Centenary CollectionAuthor: Nathan, IanArticle type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: DVD box set review.
In: Empire n213 March 2007 Page: 49
Title: In Cinemas: Great ExpectationsAuthor: PARKINSON, David Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: London Film Festival Catalogue v50th 2006 Page: 185
Title: [London Film Festival Catalogue - v50th 2006: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits include restoration contact details.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v33 n1 2005 Pages: 62-78
Title: Not Telling the Story the Way It Happened: Alfonso...Author: JOHNSON, Michael K. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...Cuarón's Great Expectations". Reappraisal of the film, comparing it to the Dickens novel and to the David Lean film version.
In: Film Studies n5 Winter 2004 Pages: 106-131
Title: Hans Keller: Essays on Film MusicAuthor: WINTLE, Christopher (introduction) Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A selection of essays on film music by Hans Keller, with re- ferences to BORN TO BE BAD and composers William Alwyn (CURE FOR LOVE / The ROCKY HORSE WINNER),Leonard Bernstein (ON THE WATERFRONT), Anton Karas (The THIRD MAN / Dreigroschenoper
In: Film Review n604 April 2001 Pages: 70-75
Title: Great expectationsAuthor: MAXFORD, Howard Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: John Mills, Ronald Neame, Anthony Havelock-Allen and Guy Green talk about making GREAT EXPECTATIONS.
In: Journal of Popular British Cinema n4 2001 Pages: 72-80
Title: Literary adaptations and cultural fantasiesAuthor: LUSTED, David Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: An examination of how the genre of literary adaptation explores the issues of class and social mobility which are recurring themes in British cinema. Focuses on different adaptations of Dickens' "Great Expectations".
In: American Cinematographer v81 n3 March 2000 Page: 136
Title: Wrap shotAuthor: BANKSTON, Douglas Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Details of the David Lean's production of GREAT EXPECTATIONS. Includes a still of the crew, including David Lean.
In: Classic Television n5 Jun/Jul 1998 Pages: 10-25
Title: British Film: The Classic Television top 100Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A brief history of British film and Classic Television read- ers' 100 British films. Films listed with short synopses.
In: Empire n108 June 1998 Page: 137
Title: Video to buyAuthor: Nathan, IanArticle type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review of video release.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v24 n3 1996 Pages: 322-331
Title: Word and Image: The Articulation and Visualization of ....Author: BASTON, Jane Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Considers power in GREAT EXPECTATIONS.
In: Positif n410 April 1995 Pages: 105-107
Title: [Positif - n410 April 1995: no known title]Author: O'NEILL, Eithne Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: Reassessment of the film.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v20 n1 1992 Pages: 68-76
Title: David Lean's Great Expectations - Meeting Two ChallengesAuthor: MCFARLANE, Brian Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Examines Lean's adaptation of GREAT EXPECTATIONS, and how he responded to two of the novel's major challenges to the filmmaker - it's first person narrative and it's particular rhetorical power.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v20 n1 1992 Pages: 77-100
Title: Doing Time, Undoing Time: Plot Mutation in David Lean's...Author: DEBONA, Guerric Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Analysis of Lean's adaptation of GREAT EXPECTATIONS, contrasting it with the original novel. Includes a detailed Parrallel Text comparing the post-production script with the novel.
In: Radio Times v256 n3355 19 Mar 1988 Page: 16
Title: [Radio Times - v256 n3355 19 Mar 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v13 n2 1985
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v13 n2 1985: no known title]Language: English
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v13 n2 1985 Pages: 127-134
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v13 n2 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Novel-into-film.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v2 n2 Spring 1974 Pages: Spring 140-152, 153-161
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v2 n2 Spring 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Image et Son n75/76 October 1954 Page: 23
Title: [Image et Son - n75/76 October 1954: no known title]Language: French
In: La Revue du Cinéma v3 n14 June 1948 Page: 52
Title: [La Revue du Cinéma - v3 n14 June 1948: no known title]Language: French
In: Sight and Sound v16 n61 Spring 1947 Page: 39
Title: [Sight and Sound - v16 n61 Spring 1947: no known title]Language: English
In: Theatre Arts v31 n6 June 1947
Title: [Theatre Arts - v31 n6 June 1947: no known title]Language: English
In: British Picture News v1 1947 Page: 8
Title: [British Picture News - v1 1947: no known title]Language: English
Description: Cast and story.
In: Motion Picture Herald v166 n13 29 Mar 1947
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v166 n13 29 Mar 1947: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v13 n156 December 1946 Page: 166
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v13 n156 December 1946: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Today's Cinema v67 n5433 11 Dec 1946
Title: [Today's Cinema - v67 n5433 11 Dec 1946: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v165 n13 28 Dec 1946
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v165 n13 28 Dec 1946: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2069 12 Dec 1946
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2069 12 Dec 1946: no known title]Language: English
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(10)
Title: Make believe in film and fiction: visual vs. verbal storytellingAuthor: KROEBER, Karl Pages: 228 p.
Title: Dickens on screen
Author: GLAVIN, John Pages: xii, 225 p.
Title: This enchanted isle: the neo-romantic vision from William Blake to the New Visionaries
Author: WOODCOCK, Peter Pages: 151 p.
Title: Novel to film: an introduction to the theory of adaptation
Author: MCFARLANE, Brian Pages: viii. 279p.
Description: The SCARLET LETTER (1926) pp.39-70 RANDOM HARVEST (1942) pp.71-104 GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1946) pp.105-138 DAISY MILLER (1974) pp.139-170 CAPE FEAR (1991) pp.171-193
Title: Screening the novel: the theory and practice of literary dramatization
Author: GIDDINGS, Robert Pages: 174p.
Title: The English novel and the movies
Author: Klein, Michael Pages: 383p.
Description: the ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE pp. 1-27 APOCALYPSE NOW pp. 211-217 BARRY LYNDON pp. 95-107 BECKY SHARP pp. 108-120 A CHRISTMAS CAROL pp. 121-131 DAVID COPPERFIELD pp. 132-142 DOCTOR JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE pp. 165-179 FRANKENSTEIN pp. 52-66 GREAT EXPECTATIONS pp. 143-154 JANE EYRE pp. 83-94 LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER pp. 268-278 NOSFERATU pp. 197-210 PASSAGES FROM FINNEGANS WAKE pp. 301-312 A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN pp. 279-290 SABOTAGE pp. 218-227 SONS AND LOVERS pp. 235-247 The TIME MACHINE pp. 187-196 ULYSSES pp. 291-300 The VIRGIN AND THE GYPSY pp. 257-267
Title: Dickens and film
Author: Zambrano, A.L. Pages: ii, 442 pages
Title: Learning the liveliest art: a film and TV course for senior students
Author: PERKINS, W.H Pages: 320p.
Description: GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1946) pp. 115-127 HENRY V pp. 133-158 OLIVER TWIST (1948) pp. 23-114 TWELVE ANGRY MEN pp. 159-191 Charles DICKENS CH. 1
Title: Great expectations: the book of the film; based on the novel
Author: DICKENS, Charles Pages: 89p.
Description: Adapted for the screen by David Lean, Ronald Neame and Anthony Havelock-Allan.
Title: Screen adaptations: Charles Dickens' Great Expectations: the relationship between text and film
Author: MCFARLANE, Brian Pages: ix, 186 p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(48)
Accessible materials to view(5)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10632 FeetStock date: 1984BFI identifier: C-71954
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 10623 FeetStock date: 1998BFI identifier: C-1063852
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 10624 FeetStock date: 1996BFI identifier: C-1063853
Status: Viewing (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 10629 FeetStock date: 1996BFI identifier: C-1079227
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-635992
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(7)
Description: MPEG-2 - LTO5Duration: 01:53:24 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: N-8197
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: 50I - LTO5Duration: 01:53:24 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: N-8197-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DPXLength: 4300 PixelsBFI identifier: N-7214250
Status: Master
Description: DPXBFI identifier: N-7214268
Status: Master
Description: DPXBFI identifier: N-7214273
Status: Master
Description: DPXBFI identifier: N-7287436
Status: Master
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-635992
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(5)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-593693
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: Digital Audio TapeDuration: 116.43 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1432003
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1432004
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: HD Cam SRDuration: 118.24 minutesBFI identifier: N-7733
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376449
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(36)
Description: BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-71960
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: DATBFI identifier: C-1466248
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 4254 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-754456
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 16mm PositiveBase: SafetyLength: 400 FeetBFI identifier: C-71946
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 16mm PositiveBase: SafetyLength: 400 FeetBFI identifier: C-71947
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 16mm PositiveBase: SafetyLength: 400 FeetBFI identifier: C-71948
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 10602 FeetStock date: 1946BFI identifier: C-579841
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7908 FeetBFI identifier: C-71953
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2022-02BFI identifier: N-7078464
Status: Master - Access to film print is subject to clearance
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 763 FeetStock date: 1983BFI identifier: C-572044
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10632 FeetStock date: 1984BFI identifier: C-71954
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 10623 FeetStock date: 1998BFI identifier: C-1063852
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 10624 FeetStock date: 1996BFI identifier: C-1063853
Status: Viewing (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 10629 FeetStock date: 1996BFI identifier: C-1079227
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 10628 FeetStock date: 1946BFI identifier: C-71965
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: Combined as MuteLength: 10629 FeetStock date: 1998BFI identifier: C-1063851
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 763 FeetStock date: 1983BFI identifier: C-71957
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: Mainly safetySound: MuteLength: 563 FeetBFI identifier: C-71968
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 10628 FeetBFI identifier: C-71961
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 33 FeetStock date: 1947BFI identifier: C-71963
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 10628 FeetStock date: 1946BFI identifier: C-71966
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 10655 FeetBFI identifier: C-649265
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 10629 FeetBFI identifier: C-1431978
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 33 FeetStock date: 1947BFI identifier: C-71962
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 740 FeetStock date: 2005BFI identifier: C-1450967
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 4610 FeetStock date: 1946BFI identifier: C-71950
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateBase: AcetateSound: MuteLength: 13.0807 FeetStock date: 1945Stock date: 1946Stock date: 1947Stock date: 1958Stock date: 1959BFI identifier: C-71964
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 563 FeetStock date: 1947BFI identifier: C-71969
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteStock date: 1945BFI identifier: N-412007
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 3068 FeetStock date: 1946BFI identifier: C-71955
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetyBFI identifier: C-71949
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-71952
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 10628 FeetStock date: 1982BFI identifier: C-71970
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SoundStock date: 1999BFI identifier: C-1434501
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SoundStock date: 2006BFI identifier: N-54541
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeSound: SoundBFI identifier: C-1070958
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status