Great Expectations (1946)
Great Expectations (1946)
From the Vivid Pages of Charles Dickens' Masterpiece!
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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Cast

John Mills John Mills As: Pip
Valerie Hobson Valerie Hobson As: Estella
Tony Wager Tony Wager As: Young Pip
Jean Simmons Jean Simmons As: Young Estella
Bernard Miles Bernard Miles As: Joe Gargery
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: From the Vivid Pages of Charles Dickens' Masterpiece!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama, Romance, History

Language: English

Release Date: 26 December 1946

Country: GB

Runtime: 118m

Company Credits

Company: Cineguild, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

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Cast

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

Directed By

David Lean

David Lean

Director

George Pollock

George Pollock

Assistant Director

Maggie Unsworth

Maggie Unsworth

Continuity

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Sophie Devine

Sophie Devine

Costume Design

George Blackler

George Blackler

Makeup Artist

Ernest Gasser

Ernest Gasser

Makeup Artist

Margaret Furse

Margaret Furse

Assistant Costume Designer

Sound

Walter Goehr

Walter Goehr

Original Music Composer

Stanley Lambourne

Stanley Lambourne

Sound Recordist

Gordon K. McCallum

Gordon K. McCallum

Sound Recordist

Winston Ryder

Winston Ryder

Sound Editor

Walter Goehr

Walter Goehr

Conductor

George Paternoster

George Paternoster

Boom Operator

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Guy Green

Guy Green

Director of Photography

Robert Huke

Robert Huke

Camera Operator

Jim Body

Jim Body

Focus Puller

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Wilfred Shingleton

Wilfred Shingleton

Art Direction

John Bryan

John Bryan

Production Design

Other Crew

Suria Magito

Suria Magito

Choreographer

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