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Hobson's Choice
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Hobson's Choice is a 1954 British drama and comedy film directed, written, and produced by David Lean. The movie features a cast including Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda De Banzie, and Daphne Anderson. Jack Hildyard served as director of photography, with Peter Taylor as editor and Malcolm Arnold as composer. Randall Duell designed the production, and the narrative is set in Manchester and Salford. The film is presented in black-and-white and runs for 108 minutes.
The work received the Golden Bear award and won one BAFTA Award, with a total of two wins and four nominations. It holds a review score of 91% and an IMDb rating of 7.7. The original language is English. Distribution has been handled by Netflix, HBO Max, and other providers in video on demand format. The film is based on a play and explores themes of parent-child relationships and marriage of convenience.
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7.4A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.
Cast
- Charles Laughton as Henry Horatio Hobson
- John Mills as William Mossop
- Brenda De Banzie as Maggie Hobson
- Daphne Anderson as Alice Hobson
- Prunella Scales as Vicky Hobson
- Richard Wattis as Albert Prosser
Themes
- northern england
- parent child relationship
- marriage
- based on play or musical
- marriage of convenience
- black and white
- drunk
- shoe store
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Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
9,797 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
- Year
- 1954
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- Won 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Award
- Golden Bear
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- David Lean
- Composer
- Malcolm Arnold
- Producer
- David Lean
- Cinematographer
- Jack Hildyard
- Narrative location
- Salford
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 201329
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Motto
- Rollicking! Rowdy! Irresistible! It's Everybody's Choice!
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- publication date
- 1954-06-14
- film editor
- Peter Taylor
- title
- Hobson's Choice
- production designer
- Randall Duell
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 91%
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
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