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Great Expectations (1946)

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.

  • Drama
  • Romance

Top billed cast

  • Photo of John MillsJohn MillsPip
  • Photo of Valerie HobsonValerie HobsonEstella
  • Photo of Tony WagerTony WagerYoung Pip
  • Photo of Jean SimmonsJean SimmonsYoung Estella
  • Photo of Bernard MilesBernard MilesJoe Gargery
  • Photo of Francis L. SullivanFrancis L. SullivanMr. Jaggers
  • Photo of Finlay CurrieFinlay CurrieAbel Magwitch
  • Photo of Martita HuntMartita HuntMiss Havisham
  • Photo of Alec GuinnessAlec GuinnessHerbert Pocket
  • Photo of Ivor BarnardIvor BarnardMr. Wemmick

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