Great Expectations

“Prepare for a life of great expectations.”

6.4(357)20122h 8m

DramaRomance

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.

Director

Mike Newell

Revenue

$6.2M

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Cast

Jeremy Irvine

Philip 'Pip' Pirrip

Helena Bonham Carter

Miss Havisham

Ralph Fiennes

Abel Magwitch

Holliday Grainger

Estella Havisham

Robbie Coltrane

Mr. Jaggers

Sally Hawkins

Mrs. Joe

Jason Flemyng

Joe Gargery

Ewen Bremner

Wemmick

David Walliams

Mr. Pumblechook

Tamzin Outhwaite

Molly

Daniel Weyman

Arthur Havisham

Jessie Cave

Biddy

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

1y ago

6.0

Well the Irvine's decided to keep this in the family! The young "Pip" (Toby) is out one night when he encounters the escaping convict "Magwitch" (Joseph Fiennes). Terrified for his life, he feeds the man and returns home to his kindly uncle "Joe" (Jason Flemyng) and his rather domineering wife (Sally Hawkins). Scoot on a few years and now big brother Jeremy takes over the leading role and is intro...