Great Expectations

Name: Great Expectations
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1946-12-26
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Tony Wager, Jean Simmons, Bernard Miles

1946·Movie·NR·118 min·★ 7.3(391)

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

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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About Great Expectations

Great Expectations is a 1946 English-language drama and romance film directed by David Lean. The cast is led by John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Tony Wager. It has a runtime of 1h 58m. Viewers rate it 7.3/10 across 400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel.

Great Expectations was produced by Cineguild and J. Arthur Rank Organisation and made in United Kingdom. It was released on December 26, 1946, and carries a NR certification. Made on a budget of about $0 million, it went on to gross $0 million worldwide.

Director: David Lean
Writers: David Lean, Ronald Neame, Anthony Havelock-Allan
Release date: December 26, 1946
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $0 million
Box office: $0 million
Production: Cineguild, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

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Great Expectations cast & crew

Great Expectations was directed by David Lean and written by David Lean, Ronald Neame, and Anthony Havelock-Allan.

The cast features John Mills as Pip, Valerie Hobson as Estella, Tony Wager as Young Pip, Jean Simmons as Young Estella, Bernard Miles as Joe Gargery, and Francis L. Sullivan as Mr. Jaggers.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Walter Goehr, cinematography is by Guy Green, and it was produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan and Ronald Neame.

Is Great Expectations worth watching?

Great Expectations holds an audience score of 7.3/10 from 391 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 58m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama and romance, Great Expectations is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Great Expectations

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