David Lean directs this classic adaptation of Dickens's novel about a
young orphan who develops 'great expectations' after a mysterious
benefactor pledges to sponsor his transformation into a gentleman. Pip
(Anthony Wager) is visiting the graves of his deceased parents when he
finds himself confronted by an escaped convict, Magwitch (Finlay
Currie). Unfortunately for Pip, Magwitch isn't the only frightening
adult he becomes acquainted with.
When Miss Havisham (Martita
Hunt), an eccentric old woman still dressed for the wedding at which she
was abandoned by her groom years ago, seeks a playmate for her charge,
Estella (Jean Simmons), it is Pip who is sent for. The boy quickly falls
in love with Estella, though his hopes seem forlorn due to the gap in
social standing between the two. When an older Pip (John Mills)
discovers that he has a benefactor, he feels that Estella may be won,
but has he read the situation correctly?
Great Expectations
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