Hobson's Choice

"A Masterpiece of Lusty, Gusty, Rowdy Entertainment"

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Ratings & Reviews

7.4/10

159 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Nominations

🏅

Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Golden Bear

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Worldwide

$210,000

Global Box Office

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

13.3K

Daily Avg

221

7-Day Trend

-13%

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Story Setting

Set In

ManchesterSalford

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Jack Hildyard

Film Editing

Peter Taylor

Music / Score

Malcolm Arnold

Production Design

Randall Duell

Distributors

British Lion FilmsNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

4:3

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Hobson's Choice

Available in 29 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel	Plex, Plex Channel	—	—
United KingdomU	STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS Apple TV Channel, Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
CanadaPG	Criterion Channel	Plex	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United KingdomU

CanadaPG

Germany6

Austria12

SwedenBtl

Production

Director

David Lean

Writers

David Lean, Wynyard Browne, Harold Brighouse, Norman Spencer

Production Companies

London Films ProductionsBritish Lion Films

Cast

Charles Laughton

Henry Horatio Hobson

John Mills

William Mossop

Brenda De Banzie

Maggie Hobson

Daphne Anderson

Alice Hobson

Prunella Scales

Vicky Hobson

Richard Wattis

Albert Prosser

Derek Blomfield

Freddy Beenstock

Helen Haye

Mrs. Hepworth

Joseph Tomelty

Jim Heeler

Julien Mitchell

Sam Minns

Gibb McLaughlin

Tudsbury

Philip Stainton

Denton

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