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Great Expectations

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Great Expectations
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NR,1hr 58min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
May 22, 1947
Director:
David Lean
Distributor:
Universal Pictures
Starring:
Ivor Barnard, John Mills, Valerie Hobson  ...more
Synopsis: Immediately grabbing the audience's attention with a heart-stopping opening scene in a dark graveyard, acclaimed British director David Lean realizes the cinematic potential of Charles Dickens' classic 1861 novel, and the result is considered by many to be one of the finest literary adaptations ever made as well as one of the greatest British films of all time. Crystallized into a tight 118-minute running time by Lean, Ronald Neame, and a corps of uncredited contributors, this is the story of young ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Jardine, AMG Review
Director David Lean's treatment of the classic Charles Dickens novel eliminates the subplots but does an excellent job of establishing the story's gloomy marsh setting, whether it be in the brutishly macabre graveyard or Miss Havisham's musty and oppressive living tomb. The crystalline cinematography helps establish a starkly ironic contrast between the sterile upper class frivolity in London and the ... Full Review
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Ivor Barnard
Wemmick
John Mills
Mr. Pip, Pip
Valerie Hobson
Estella/Her Mother
Finlay Currie
Abel Magwitch
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