Great Expectations (1989)
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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.
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Anthony CalfPip
John Rhys-DaviesJoe Gargery
Jean SimmonsMiss Havisham
Kim ThomsonEstella
Ray McAnallyMr Jaggers
Anthony HopkinsAbel MagwitchAdam BlackwoodHerbert PocketSusan FranklynBiddyNiven BoydOrlick
Sean ArnoldCompeyson
Mark WilliamsMr. Trabb's SonRosemary McHaleMrs GargeryMovie DNA
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What is Great Expectations about?
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.
How long is Great Expectations?
Great Expectations has a runtime of 45 minutes.