Great Expectations

1h 58min

Drama

Romance

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.

Production Companies

Cineguild

J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Cast

Tony Wager

Tony Wager

Young Pip
Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons

Young Estella
Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles

Joe Gargery
Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

Abel Magwitch
Martita Hunt

Martita Hunt

Miss Havisham
Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Herbert Pocket
Ivor Barnard

Ivor Barnard

Mr. Wemmick
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
Everley Gregg

Everley Gregg

Sarah Pocket
Anne Holland

Anne Holland

Relation
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

Release date

26th Dec 1946

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English