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Great Expectations

1974, Movie, NR, 124 mins

Great Expectations: Review

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Even adequate Dickens is better than no Dickens at all, and this made-for-television version of the great storyteller's saga is just barely that. Yellen's screenplay for this version was not nearly as rich as the beloved 1946 version and Hardy's direction will never be confused with David Lean's. Hardy and Yellen came to television from successful stage careers; their evident inability to understand the difference between stage and screen may be what does in this effort desp... read more leave a comment

Great Expectations: Cast & Details

Year: 1974
Rated NR
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Cast
 Michael York: Pip
Sarah Miles: Estella
Margaret Leighton: Miss Havisham
James Mason: Magwitch
Robert Morley: Pumblechook
Anthony Quayle: Jaggers

 

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Estella (Valerie Hobson) dances with Bentley Drummie (Torin Thatcher) then with "Pip" (John...
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The grown-up "Pip," (John Mills) visits Miss Havisham (Martita Hunt) and sees Estella (now...
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Pip (Anthony Wager) studies the bizarre surroundings as he meets Miss Havisham (Martita Hunt)...
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The now-mature "Pip," (John Mills) while at work with blacksmith Joe Gargery (Bernard Miles)...
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