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*Great Expectations: The Untold Story*
Great Expectations: The Untold Story
Genre	Period drama
Based on	Great Expectations; by Charles Dickens
Written by	Tim Burstall
Story by	Tom Burstall
Directed by	Tim Burstall
Starring	John Stanton; Sigrid Thornton; Robert Coleby; Anne-Louise Lambert; Ron Haddrick; Noel Ferrier; Danny Simmons; Todd Boyce
Music by	George Dreyfus
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Antony I. Ginnane; Ray Alchin
Producers	Tom Burstall; Ray Alchin
Production location	Sydney
Cinematography	Peter Hendry
Editors	Tony Kavanaugh; Lyn Solly
Running time	50 minutes; 102 minutes (film version)
Production companies	Hemdale Film Corporation; Australian Broadcasting Corporation; International Film Management
Budget	A$5,970,077
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	7 February –; 14 March 1987

Great Expectations: The Untold Story is a 1987 Australian period drama miniseries, which was later re-edited as a feature film.^[3]

It is based on an account of what happened to Magwitch from Charles Dickens' 1861 novel Great Expectations when he was in Australia.^[4]

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

John Stanton as Magwitch
Sigrid Thornton as Bridget
Robert Coleby as Compeyson
Anne Louise Lambert as Estella
Noel Ferrier as Jaggers
Ron Haddrick as Lankerton
Danny Simmons as Young Pip
Todd Boyce as Older Pip
Serge Lazareff as Courtney
Annie Byron as Mrs. Joe Gargery
Bruce Spence as Joe Gargery
Brian Moll as Uncle Pumblechook

Production

The project 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.^[5] It was filmed in Sydney from 9 March to 11 July 1986.^[3]

References

^ "Australian Productions Top $175 million", Cinema Papers, March 1986 p64
^ "TIMESTYLE tv radio chess Nuclear attack drama most powerful yet". The Canberra Times. Vol. 59, no. 18, 164. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 June 1985. p. 13. Retrieved 14 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ^a ^b Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p70, 201-202
^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p187-188
^ Interview with Tim Burstall, 30 March 1998 Archived 15 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 14 October 2012

External links

Great Expectations: The Untold Story at IMDb
Great Expectations: The Untold Story at Oz Movies
Great Expectations: The Untold Story at TCMDB
Great Expectations: The Untold Story at BFI

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[gross-1] "Australian Productions Top $175 million", Cinema Papers, March 1986 p64

[2] "TIMESTYLE tv radio chess Nuclear attack drama most powerful yet". The Canberra Times. Vol. 59, no. 18, 164. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 June 1985. p. 13. Retrieved 14 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[scott-3] Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p70, 201-202

[stratton2-4] David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p187-188

[tim-5] Interview with Tim Burstall, 30 March 1998 Archived 15 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 14 October 2012

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