Great Expectations

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Great Expectations (1999)

Directed by Julian Jarrold

Drama, Romance · 2h 48m

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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Cast

Ioan Gruffudd Pip Justine Waddell Estella Charlotte Rampling Miss Havisham Laura Aikman Young Biddy Nicholas Blane Wopsle Selina Cadell Sarah Pocket
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Jo Cameron Brown Miss Skiffins Tony Curran Orlick Ian McDiarmid Jaggers Clive Russell Joe Gargery Lesley Sharp Mrs. Joe Donald Sumpter Compeyson

Crew

Director
Julian Jarrold
Writer
Tony Marchant
Novel
Charles Dickens
Director of Photography
David Odd
Original Music Composer
Peter Salem
Editor
Chris Gill
Producer
David Snodin

Details

Release date
1999-04-12
Runtime
2h 48m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Production
BBC, GBH