Great Expectations
Great Expectations (1946) is a romance drama, directed by David Lean. It stars John Mills and Valerie Hobson. The 118-minute film holds an audience score of 7.3/10.
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What Great Expectations Is 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.
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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.
Where can I watch Great Expectations?
Great Expectations is available to watch on digital platforms such as fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, FlixFling. Current rent and buy options are listed in the "Where to Watch" section on this page.
How long is Great Expectations?
Great Expectations runs for 118 minutes (1h 58m).
When did Great Expectations come out?
Great Expectations was released in 1946.
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.
What is Great Expectations's rating?
Great Expectations holds 7.8/10 on IMDb and 7.3/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 76 out of 100.
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