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Great Expectations

1946-12-26 · 118 min · ★ 7.3

Drama · Romance

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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Directors
David Lean
Production companies
Cineguild, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released
Budget
USD 400,000
Revenue
USD 420,000

Top Cast

John MillsJohn MillsPip
Valerie HobsonValerie HobsonEstella
Tony WagerTony WagerYoung Pip
Jean SimmonsJean SimmonsYoung Estella
Bernard MilesBernard MilesJoe Gargery
Francis L. SullivanMr. Jaggers
Finlay CurrieFinlay CurrieAbel Magwitch
Martita HuntMartita HuntMiss Havisham
Alec GuinnessAlec GuinnessHerbert Pocket
Ivor BarnardIvor BarnardMr. Wemmick
Freda JacksonFreda JacksonMrs. Joe
Eileen ErskineBiddy
George HayesGeorge HayesConvict
Hay PetrieHay PetrieUncle Pumblechook
John ForrestJohn ForrestThe Pale Young Gentleman
Torin ThatcherTorin ThatcherBentley Drummle
O.B. ClarenceO.B. ClarenceThe Aged Parent
John BurchMr. Wopsle
Richard GeorgeThe Sergeant
Grace Denbigh RussellMrs. Wopsle

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