The Story of Esther Costello
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The Story of Esther Costello is a 1957 British drama film about a deaf-blind girl exploited for charitable gain, starring Joan Crawford and directed by David Miller.
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| The Story of Esther Costello canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British drama film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Story of Esther Costello (novel)
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novel by Nicholas Monsarrat ⓘ |
| character |
Margaret Landi
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Paul Marchant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert Krasker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | David Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Alan Osbiston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationSource | The Story of Esther Costello (1952 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of power
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charity ⓘ disability ⓘ exploitation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Esther Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Georges Auric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | moral and social issues surrounding charitable fundraising ⓘ |
| novelAuthor | Nicholas Monsarrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalWorkLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A deaf-blind girl is exploited for charitable gain. ⓘ |
| portrays | deaf-blind protagonist ⓘ |
| producer | Jack Clayton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| runtime | about 103 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Charles Kaufman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Ireland
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| starring |
Bessie Love
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Heather Sears NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Randell NERFINISHED ⓘ Rossano Brazzi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sid James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
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