![]() I don't really feel it lives up to the quality of Great Expectations. Two years later David Lean made Oliver Twist, which, while good, is a very different kind of film. The obvious choice is Vivien Leigh and another is Margaret Leighton. I wonder whom David Lean had been planning to use? I have been thinking about which actress, amongst those of the period who would have been available, would have been good for the role. I have researched this a little and have since found that she was married to the film's producer. I only have one "but" - while Jean Simmons is perfect as the young Estella, I find Valerie Hobson - as the only member of the entire cast - miscast as the older Estella. I am astounded by what Antony Wager, the young actor portraying Pip as a youngster, is able to deliver. ![]() Every actor performs at his best - making every word and inflection count - and the script is perfect, the direction is perfect and the photography is excellent. This is very close to being one of the most perfect films ever made.
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