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Great Expectations
7.3/10
December 26, 1946
118 minutes
David Lean
Drama
Romance
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Release Date
December 26, 1946
Runtime
118 minutes
Director
David Lean
Rating
7.3/10
Production Companies
Cineguild
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
