Great Expectations (1946)
From the Vivid Pages of Charles Dickens' Masterpiece !
Starring John Mills, Tony Wager, Valerie Hobson
Directed by David Lean
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.
Runtime: 118 min.
Rating: 7.2
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Genres: Drama,Romance
Keywords: london, england,based on novel or book,escaped convict,orphan,charles dickens,spinster,19th century,benefactor
Cast
Pip
Young Pip
Estella
Young Estella
Joe Gargery
Mr. Jaggers
Abel Magwitch
Miss Havisham
Herbert Pocket
Mr. Wemmick
Mrs. Joe
Biddy
Convict
Uncle Pumblechook
The Pale Young Gentleman
Bentley Drummle
The Aged Parent
Mr. Wopsle
The Sergeant
Mrs. Wopsle
Sarah Pocket
Relation
Mike
Night Porter
Mrs. Whimple
The Dancing Master
Galley Steersman