Great Expectations

Great Expectations

From the Vivid Pages of Charles Dickens' Masterpiece!

7.3 /10 365 votes
December 26, 1946 1h 58m Released

Storyline

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.

Key Information

Director David Lean
Writers Charles Dickens, David Lean
Studio Cineguild
Rating 7.3/10
Language EN
Budget $400,000

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Cast & Crew

John Mills

John Mills

Pip

Valerie Hobson

Valerie Hobson

Estella

Tony Wager

Tony Wager

Young Pip

Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons

Young Estella

Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles

Joe Gargery

Francis L. Sullivan

Francis L. Sullivan

Mr. Jaggers

Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

Abel Magwitch

Martita Hunt

Martita Hunt

Miss Havisham

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Herbert Pocket

Ivor Barnard

Ivor Barnard

Mr. Wemmick

Freda Jackson

Freda Jackson

Mrs. Joe

Eileen Erskine

Biddy

Frequently Asked Questions

Great Expectations was released on December 26, 1946.

The runtime of Great Expectations is 1h 58m.

Great Expectations is a Drama, Romance movie.

Great Expectations has a rating of 7.3 out of 10 on TMDB.

Great Expectations is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

Great Expectations was directed by David Lean.

The main cast of Great Expectations includes John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Tony Wager.

Great Expectations is originally in English.