Great Expectations (1999)
3.7 of 5 from 46 ratings
3h 2min
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- Synopsis:
Pip (Ioan Gruffudd / Gabriel Thomson) is destined to be a blacksmith on the Kent marshes like his brother-in-law Joe (Clive Russell), but he longs to be a gentleman. The boy's world is interrupted by two strange meetings. First, he has a terrifying encounter with an escaped convict, Abel Magwitch (Bernard Hill), on the marshes. In an act of kindness, Pip risks the wrath of his bad-tempered sister by stealing food from her pantry to take to the starving man. Second, he is summoned by the eccentric and rich Miss Havisham (Charlotte Rampling) to be a playmate for her ward Estella (Justine Waddell / Gemma Gregory). Pip's visits to the reclusive old woman's mansion raise his expectations, both of winning the heart of the beautiful but cruel Estella and of one day becoming a gentleman. - Actors:
- Ioan Gruffudd, Justine Waddell, Charlotte Rampling, Laura Aikman, Nicholas Blane, Selina Cadell, Jo Cameron Brown, Emma Cunniffe, Tony Curran, Laurence Dobiesz, Leo Dolan, Sarah Durham, Michael Eaves, Daniel Evans, Gemma Gregory, Bernard Hill, James Hillier, David Horovitch, Alex Leppard, Hugh Lloyd
- Directors:
- Julian Jarrold
- Producers:
- David Snodin
- Writers:
- Charles Dickens, Tony Marchant
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- Remembering: Bernard Hill
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