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Great Expectations

Great Expectations

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 12, 1999

Runtime

2h 48m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

64%

Original Title

Great Expectations

Production Companies

BBC, GBH

Director

Julian Jarrold

Description

A young boy called Pip stumbles upon a hunted criminal who threatens him and demands food. A few years later, Pip finds that he has a benefactor. Imagining that Miss Havisham, a rich lady whose adopted daughter Estella he loves, is the benefactor, Pip believes in a grand plan at the end of which he will be married to Estella. However, when the criminal from his childhood turns up one stormy night and reveals that he, Magwitch, is his benefactor, Pip finds his dreams crumbling. Although initially repulsed by his benefactor, Pip gradually becomes loyal to him and stays with him until his death.