GREAT EXPECTATIONS, our film for November is considered by many to be the greatest adaptation of a Charles Dickens novel ever produced. Starring an impressive British cast, including John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Francis Sullivan, Jean Simmons, Alec Guinness (in his first screen appearance), and Finlay Curry.  GREAT EXPECTATIONS was nominated for five Oscars, winning two of them.

Directed by David Lean (BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI), it is a masterful adaptation of the Dickens novel as well as a faithful one. The Oscar-winning cinematography is superior to any other Dickens screen adaptation and one that remains in the viewer’s mind long afterward, as do the characters in the story. Though not a holiday film, it is as timeless as the holidays, and a fitting screen experience as we enter the season.

GREAT EXPECTATIONS will screen on Friday, November 14 at 7:00pm at Old City Hall. Doors open at 6:30pm.