Great Expectations
📖 Synopsis
In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
🎥 Production Details
- Tagline
- “From the Vivid Pages of Charles Dickens' Masterpiece!”
- Release Status
- Released
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- David Lean
- Original Language
- EN
🎭 Cast
John MillsPip
Valerie HobsonEstella
Tony WagerYoung Pip
Jean SimmonsYoung Estella
Bernard MilesJoe Gargery
Francis L. SullivanMr. Jaggers
Finlay CurrieAbel Magwitch
Martita HuntMiss Havisham
Alec GuinnessHerbert Pocket
Ivor BarnardMr. Wemmick🎬 Similar Movies
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Great Expectations about?
- In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
- Who directed Great Expectations?
- Great Expectations was directed by David Lean.
- When was Great Expectations released?
- Great Expectations was released on December 26, 1946.
- How long is Great Expectations?
- Great Expectations has a runtime of 1h 58m.
- Where can I track Great Expectations?
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