Great Expectations (1946)

Directed by David Lean

⏱ 118 min

DramaRomance

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⭐ 7.3 · TMDB rating

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TMDB: 7.3/10 (374 votes)

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What is Great Expectations about?: 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.
Where can I watch Great Expectations?: Available on: fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, FlixFling, TCM, HBO Max, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store.
When was Great Expectations released?: 1946-12-26

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.