Great Expectations (1946 film)
1947
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British Academy of Film & Television Arts Film and British Film 1955 · Winner
Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin Golden Bear 1954 · Winner
British Academy of Film & Television Arts British Screenplay 1955 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts British Actor 1955 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts British Actress 1955 · Nominated
Hobson's Choice won the British Academy Film Award for Best British Film 1954 . Plot. Henry Horatio Hobson is the autocratic proprietor of a moderately upmarket boot shop (boots, shoes and clogs) in 1880 Salford. A widower, Hobson is a notorious miser with three grown daughters: Maggie and her younger and less-dedicated sisters, Alice and Vicky.
Hobson's Choice. Jump to. 2 wins & 4 nominations. Berlin International Film Festival. 1954 Winner Golden Berlin Bear. David Lean. BAFTA Awards. 1955 Nominee BAFTA Film Award. Best British Actor. John Mills. 1955 Nominee BAFTA Film Award. Best British Actress. Brenda de Banzie. 1955 Winner BAFTA Film Award. Best British Film.
Hobson's Choice: Directed by David Lean. With Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda de Banzie, Daphne Anderson. Widower Henry Hobson refuses to let his three daughters get married because he doesn't want to pay settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- David Lean
- 1954-04-19
Henry Hobson owns and tyrannically runs a successful Victorian boot maker’s shop in Salford, England. A stingy widower with a weakness for overindulging in the local Moonraker Public House, he exploits his three daughters as cheap labour.
Hobson's Choice. 1954. David Lean. Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda De Banzie, Daphne Anderson ... 7.3. 1,739. Comedy. Drama David Lean backs up vicious wit with tender romance in this thrilling adaptation of Harold Brighouse's play.
Hobson’s Choice. An unsung comic triumph from David Lean, Hobson’s Choice stars the legendary Charles Laughton as the harrumphing Henry Hobson, the owner of a boot shop in late Victorian northern England.
1954: BAFTA Awards : Best British Film. 5 nom. including Actor (Mills) and Actress (Banzie)
