Great Expectations (film)

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Great Expectations, based on the Charles Dickens novel of the same name, is about an orphan whose dreams of social advancement are suddenly fulfilled by a mysterious benefactor. One of Dickens' most popular works, it has been filmed many times.

1 1917 version
2 1934 version
3 1946 version
4 1974 version
5 1981 version
6 1989 version
7 1998 version
8 1999 version
9 See also

[edit] 1917 version

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A silent, black and white version made in 1917 starred Jack Pickford as the protagonist "Pip."

Great Expectations (1917) at the Internet Movie Database

[edit] 1934 version

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The first sound version of the novel was produced in Hollywood by Universal Studios and directed by Stuart Walker. It stars Phillips Holmes as Pip, Jane Wyatt as Estella and Florence Reed as Miss Havisham.

It is notable wherein it stars Francis L. Sullivan as Jaggers, who reprised the role in the classic 1946 version.

Great Expectations (1934) at the Internet Movie Database

[edit] 1946 version

See Great Expectations (1946 film)

[edit] 1974 version

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A 1974 film version was made for television, directed by Joseph Hardy, with screenwriter Sherman Yellen and music by Maurice Jarre, starring Michael York as Pip and Sarah Miles as Estella. The film, made for US television but released to cinemas in the UK, broke with tradition by having the same actress play both the younger and older Estella. Simon Gipps-Kent played the young Pip and the film also starred James Mason as Magwitch and Margaret Leighton as Miss Havisham, as well as Robert Morley; Joss Ackland; Rachel Roberts; Andrew Ray; Anthony Quayle and Heather Sears. It was filmed in Eastmancolor.

Great Expectations (1974) at the Internet Movie Database

[edit] 1981 version

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A BBC miniseries was produced in 1981, starring Graham McGrath as young Pip.

Expectations (1981)/ Great Expectations (film) at the Internet Movie Database

[edit] 1989 version

See Great Expectations (1989 film)

[edit] 1998 version

See Great Expectations (1998 film)

[edit] 1999 version

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This adaptation, aired on Masterpiece Theatre, starred Ioan Gruffudd as Pip, Justine Waddell as Estella, Charlotte Rampling as Miss Havisham, Bernard Hill as Magwitch, Clive Russell as Joe and Ian McDiarmid as Jaggers. In the UK, it won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Costume Design; the RTS Television Award for Best Sound in Drama, Best Production Design in Drama, Best Lighting, and Photography & Camera.