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Great Expectations(1946)
Great Expectations(1946)
Classic David Lean adaptation of the Dickens novel about an orphan with a mysterious benefactor.
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Film Details
Year
1979
Duration
97 minutes
Genres
Action and Adventure, Comedy, Period and Historical
Language
English
Certificate
UNAVAILABLE TO STREAM
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Synopsis
Some adventure stories are all about action, but this one pays attention to the characters. Made by Ken Loach, the director of Kes, it's a tale set in 18th century England, where a Frenchman known as Black Jack is helped to escape by a boy called Tolly, and then the two of them free Belle, a girl being sent to an asylum for the insane, before they all join up with a circus. Adapted from writer Leon Garfield's novel, it's a movie full of great little episodes as the three friends make their way across the country.
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Kes(1969)
Kes(1969)
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Enchanting film from famed British social realist director Ken Loach, about a young lad with an unhappy life, who befriends and tames a kestrel hawk.
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Whistle Down the Wind(1961)
Whistle Down the Wind(1961)
When three children in a rural corner of Lancashire find a fugitive hiding in a barn on their family's farm, it begins a dramatic series of events.
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A Kid In King Arthur's Court(1995)
A Kid In King Arthur's Court(1995)
Lively adventure following a baseball-loving boy who miraculously gets sent back hundred of years to the era of King Arthur.
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