| 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 [1] [2] |
| 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]
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.
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]
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