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Great Expectations

“From the Vivid Pages of Charles Dickens' Masterpiece!”

★ 7.3 / 10 (391 votes)December 26, 1946118 minEN
DramaRomance

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.

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Movie facts

Release dateDecember 26, 1946
StatusReleased
Runtime118 min
Rating★ 7.3 / 10
CertificationNR
Original languageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Budget$400,000
Revenue$420,000
ProductionCineguild, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
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Director

David Lean

Writers

Kay Walsh, Ronald Neame, Cecil McGivern, Anthony Havelock-Allan

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Cast

John MillsJohn MillsPip
Valerie HobsonValerie HobsonEstella
Tony WagerTony WagerYoung Pip
Jean SimmonsJean SimmonsYoung Estella
Bernard MilesBernard MilesJoe Gargery
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Francis L. SullivanMr. Jaggers
Finlay CurrieFinlay CurrieAbel Magwitch
Martita HuntMartita HuntMiss Havisham
Alec GuinnessAlec GuinnessHerbert Pocket
Ivor BarnardIvor BarnardMr. Wemmick
Freda JacksonFreda JacksonMrs. Joe
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Eileen ErskineBiddy
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