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74% Critic Match
Hobson's Choice
“A Masterpiece of Lusty, Gusty, Rowdy Entertainment”
7.4 / 10• 1954• 1h 48m•NR• English
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.
Cast & Crew
Charles Laughton
Henry Horatio Hobson
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Lean's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hobson's Choice is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
