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Great Expectations

2012-11-30 · 128 min · ★ 6.4

Drama · Romance

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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Directors
Mike Newell
Production companies
Number 9 Films, BBC Film, Unison Films, Lipsync Productions
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 6,202,879

Top Cast

Jeremy IrvineJeremy IrvinePhilip 'Pip' Pirrip
Helena Bonham CarterHelena Bonham CarterMiss Havisham
Ralph FiennesRalph FiennesAbel Magwitch
Holliday GraingerHolliday GraingerEstella Havisham
Robbie ColtraneRobbie ColtraneMr. Jaggers
Sally HawkinsSally HawkinsMrs. Joe
Jason FlemyngJason FlemyngJoe Gargery
Ewen BremnerEwen BremnerWemmick
David WalliamsDavid WalliamsMr. Pumblechook
Tamzin OuthwaiteTamzin OuthwaiteMolly
Daniel WeymanDaniel WeymanArthur Havisham
Jessie CaveJessie CaveBiddy
Edward FlemingEdward FlemingCharles Pocket
Olly AlexanderOlly AlexanderHerbert Pocket
Kate LockKate LockCamilla Pocket
Pooky QuesnelPooky QuesnelSarah Pocket
Ben Lloyd-HughesBen Lloyd-HughesBentley Drummle
Sophie RundleSophie RundleClara
Richard JamesRichard JamesRaymond
Roberta BurtonMrs. Raymond

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