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.
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Cast & Crew
John Mills
Pip
Valerie Hobson
Estella
Tony Wager
Young Pip
Jean Simmons
Young Estella
Bernard Miles
Joe Gargery
Francis L. Sullivan
Mr. Jaggers
Finlay Currie
Abel Magwitch
Martita Hunt
Miss Havisham
Alec Guinness
Herbert Pocket
Ivor Barnard
Mr. Wemmick
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.