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Great Expectations (1946)

From the Vivid Pages of Charles Dickens' Masterpiece!

Genre : Romance, Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 58M

Director : David Lean
Writer : David Lean, Ronald Neame, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Kay Walsh, Cecil McGivern

Synopsis

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.

Actors

John Mills
John Mills
Pip
Valerie Hobson
Valerie Hobson
Estella
Tony Wager
Tony Wager
Young Pip
Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons
Young Estella
Bernard Miles
Bernard Miles
Joe Gargery
Francis L. Sullivan
Francis L. Sullivan
Mr. Jaggers
Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie
Abel Magwitch
Martita Hunt
Martita Hunt
Miss Havisham
Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
Herbert Pocket
Ivor Barnard
Ivor Barnard
Mr. Wemmick
Freda Jackson
Freda Jackson
Mrs. Joe
Eileen Erskine
Eileen Erskine
Biddy
George Hayes
George Hayes
Convict
Hay Petrie
Hay Petrie
Uncle Pumblechook
John Forrest
John Forrest
The Pale Young Gentleman
Torin Thatcher
Torin Thatcher
Bentley Drummle
O.B. Clarence
O.B. Clarence
The Aged Parent
John Burch
John Burch
Mr. Wopsle
Richard George
Richard George
The Sergeant
Grace Denbigh Russell
Grace Denbigh Russell
Mrs. Wopsle
Everley Gregg
Everley Gregg
Sarah Pocket
Anne Holland
Anne Holland
Relation
Frank Atkinson
Frank Atkinson
Mike
Gordon Begg
Gordon Begg
Night Porter
Edie Martin
Edie Martin
Mrs. Whimple
Walford Hyden
Walford Hyden
The Dancing Master
Roy Arthur
Roy Arthur
Galley Steersman

Crews

David Lean
David Lean
Director
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Novel
David Lean
David Lean
Screenplay
Ronald Neame
Ronald Neame
Screenplay
Anthony Havelock-Allan
Anthony Havelock-Allan
Screenplay
Kay Walsh
Kay Walsh
Screenplay
Cecil McGivern
Cecil McGivern
Screenplay
Anthony Havelock-Allan
Anthony Havelock-Allan
Executive Producer
Ronald Neame
Ronald Neame
Producer
Walter Goehr
Walter Goehr
Original Music Composer
Guy Green
Guy Green
Director of Photography
Jack Harris
Jack Harris
Editor
Pat MacDonnell
Pat MacDonnell
Casting
Adele Raymond
Adele Raymond
Casting
Maude Spector
Maude Spector
Casting
Wilfred Shingleton
Wilfred Shingleton
Art Direction
Sophie Devine
Sophie Devine
Costume Design
George Blackler
George Blackler
Makeup Artist
Ernest Gasser
Ernest Gasser
Makeup Artist
George Pollock
George Pollock
Assistant Director
Margaret Furse
Margaret Furse
Assistant Costume Designer
Stanley Lambourne
Stanley Lambourne
Sound Recordist
Gordon K. McCallum
Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Recordist
Winston Ryder
Winston Ryder
Sound Editor
Robert Huke
Robert Huke
Camera Operator
Maggie Unsworth
Maggie Unsworth
Continuity
Suria Magito
Suria Magito
Choreographer
Walter Goehr
Walter Goehr
Conductor
Norman Spencer
Norman Spencer
Production Manager
John Bryan
John Bryan
Production Design
George Paternoster
George Paternoster
Boom Operator
Jim Body
Jim Body
Focus Puller

Trailers and other movies

Great Expectations Trailer (1946)
Great Expectations ≣ 1946 ≣ Trailer

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