An earlier Hollywood version starring Charles Laughton went into production, but was cancelled following the outbreak of World War II.
The scene where Uncle Jim (Finlay Currie) first menaces Alfred Polly (Sir John Mills) mirrors the scene early in "Grandes Esperanças (1946)," in which Currie, playing the convict Magwitch, menaces young Pip. Mills played Pip as an adult in that movie.
There is a shot in this film that is also used in Papai é um Nudista (1959).
When Alfred Polly ( John Mills ) goes wandering, he comes to a valley and gazes down at the scene below, see the thatched house, actually a public house, with two tables in front, the river alongside and the church in the background.
That same shot is used at the start (after the opening titles) of "I'm All Right Jack".
When Alfred Polly ( John Mills ) goes wandering, he comes to a valley and gazes down at the scene below, see the thatched house, actually a public house, with two tables in front, the river alongside and the church in the background.
That same shot is used at the start (after the opening titles) of "I'm All Right Jack".