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Great Expectations

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

David Lean's Oscar-winning adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic novel, starring John Mills

An orphan boy suddenly comes into a fortune from an unknown benefactor.
(1946, PG) (Black and white)
See Films: pages 48-55
What do you mean, you've never seen...: page 45

Contributors

Based on the novel by:
Charles Dickens
Director:
David Lean
Pip (as an adult):
John Mills
Estella (as an adult):
Valerie Hobson
Joe Gargery:
Bernard Miles
Jaggers:
Francis L Sullivan
Miss Havisham:
Martha Hunt
Abel Magwitch:
Finlay Currie
Herbert Pocket:
Alec Guinness
Wemmick:
Ivor Barnard
Pip (as a child):
Anthony Wager
Estella (as a child):
Jean Simmons
Source: Radio Times

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