ITV Home Entertainment Great Expectations/Oliver Twist/A Tale Of Two Cities
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A Tale Of Two Cities - Bogarde is perfectly cast as Sydney Carton in this masterly adaptation of Charles Dickens' renowned French Revolution epic. Faithfully adapted from the novel, the film follows the fortunes of Carton, a disillusioned lawyer, whose world is turned upside down when events in France encroach on his decadent London life.Oliver Twist - David Lean's atmospheric production remains the definitive version of the Charles Dickens masterpiece. Oliver Twist is expelled from a harsh orphanage by the miserly Mr.Bumble for daring to ask for more food. After an unhappy apprenticeship to an undertaker, Olivier escapes to the foggy streets London where he falls in with a group of thieves headed by the mercurial Fagin and the Artful Dodger.Great Expectations - David Lean's spellbinding screen translation effectively captures the spirit of Charles Dickien's literary masterpiece. It tells the story of young Pip who experiences two distinctly different encounters with the escaped convict Abel Mag witch and the eccentric Miss Havisham. With a life of hard grind in a blacksmith's looking the most likely prospect, Pip's fortunes change dramatically when the generosity of a mysterious benefactor propels him to London to begin his journey towards becoming a gentleman with 'great expectations'.
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