If I were ever to be given the chance to be a fly-on-the-wall at a conversation, then It'd ha...
Great Expectations
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.
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Great Expectations
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 26, 1946
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Drama, Romance
User Score
73%
Original Title
Great Expectations
Production Companies
Cineguild, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Director
David Lean
Description
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.