Great Expectations (1946)

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From the Vivid Pages of Charles Dickens' Masterpiece!

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.

• Released: 1946-12-26
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 58m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 389 votes

Directed by David Lean.

Top cast

• John Mills as Pip
• Valerie Hobson as Estella
• Tony Wager as Young Pip
• Jean Simmons as Young Estella
• Bernard Miles as Joe Gargery
• Francis L. Sullivan as Mr. Jaggers
• Finlay Currie as Abel Magwitch
• Martita Hunt as Miss Havisham
• Alec Guinness as Herbert Pocket
• Ivor Barnard as Mr. Wemmick

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Where to watch Great Expectations

• United States: stream on fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, FlixFling, HBO Max; watch free on Fawesome, Artiflix, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Mometu, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, FlixFling; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, FlixFling
• United Kingdom: watch free on Artiflix; rent on Amazon Video, BFI Player; buy on Apple TV Store
• India: watch free on Artiflix
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel, FlixFling; watch free on Artiflix, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, FlixFling; buy on Apple TV Store, FlixFling
• Australia: watch free on Artiflix; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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