Great Expectations: The Untold Story
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Music director George Dreyfus Duration Country Australia | 6.8/10 IMDb Genre Drama Screenplay Tim Burstall Writer Tim Burstall Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date 7 February 1987 (Australian TV) Based on novel by Charles Dickensidea by Tom Burstall Cast Similar movies Sigrid Thornton appears in Great Expectations: The Untold Story and Slate - Wyn & Me | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles Dickens story concerns an orphan who learns that a mysterious benefactor has established a trust for him.
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Great Expectations: The Untold Story is a 1987 Australian film which was made as a feature film and a mini series.
It is based on an account of what happened to Magwitch from the novel Great Expectations when he was in Australia.
Plot
Magwitch is sentenced to life in New South Wales. He is put on a chain gang run by Solomon Tooth and eventually amasses a fortune.
Cast
Similar Movies
Sigrid Thornton appears in Great Expectations: The Untold Story and Slate - Wyn & Me. Tim Burstall directed Great Expectations: The Untold Story and Petersen. Tim Burstall directed Great Expectations: The Untold Story and Stork. Tim Burstall directed Great Expectations: The Untold Story and Libido.
Production
The film was the idea of Tom Burstall, who made it with his director father Tim. Tim Burstall says in the writing of it he was influenced by a book by Price Waring, Tales of the Old Convict System. It was filmed in Sydney from 9 March to 11 July 1986.
References
Great Expectations: The Untold Story WikipediaGreat Expectations: The Untold Story IMDb