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Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1954 · 1h 48min

Hobson's Choice.

ComedyDramaRomance

A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.

Director: David Lean

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Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Henry Horatio Hobson

John Mills

Brenda De Banzie

Brenda De Banzie

Daphne Anderson

Daphne Anderson

Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Richard Wattis

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London Films ProductionsBritish Lion Films

Country

🇬🇧United Kingdom

Languages

English

Budget

Box office: $210K

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Hobson's Choice (1954) Trailer

🇺🇸Estados UnidosJun 14, 1954

🇬🇧Reino UnidoApr 19, 1954

🇩🇪AlemaniaApr 19, 1954

IMDb

7.7 /10

10k votes

Rotten Tomatoes

The tomato isn't ripe

Metacritic

Metacritic took the day off

TMDB

7.4 /10

163 votes

Letterboxd

7.7 /10

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Weighted average

7.6/10

IMDb7.7
TMDB7.4
Lbxd7.7