Hobson's Choice (1954)

Directed by

David Lean

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 165 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A stubborn Victorian boot shop owner tries to control his three daughters. His eldest daughter decides to marry his best employee and start a rival business.

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What happens

Hobson's Choice is a 1954 British romantic comedy film directed by David Lean. It is based on the 1915 play of the same name by Harold Brighouse, and stars Charles Laughton in the role of Victorian boot shop owner Henry Hobson, John Mills as timid but highly talented bootmaker Will Mossop, and Brenda de Banzie as Hobson's unmarried eldest daughter. Hobson's Choice won the British Academy Film Award for Best British Film 1954. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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