Quick facts
- Released
- December 26, 1946
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rating
- NR
- Budget
- $400,000
- Box office
- $420,000
- IMDb
- tt0038574
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Cineguild, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Cast
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
George Hayes
Convict
Hay Petrie
Uncle Pumblechook
John Forrest
The Pale Young Gentleman
Torin Thatcher
Bentley Drummle
O.B. Clarence
The Aged Parent
John Burch
Mr. Wopsle
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Great Expectations about?
- 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.
- Who directed Great Expectations?
- Great Expectations was directed by David Lean.
- Who stars in Great Expectations?
- Great Expectations stars John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Tony Wager, Jean Simmons.
- When was Great Expectations released?
- Great Expectations is a 1946 drama, romance film.
- Where can I watch Great Expectations?
- You can watch Great Expectations with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.