Directed by David Lean • 1946 • United Kingdom
Starring John Mills, Finlay Currie, Martita Hunt
One of the great translations of literature into film, David Lean’s GREAT EXPECTATIONS brings Charles Dickens’s masterpiece to robust on-screen life. Pip, Magwitch, Miss Havisham, and Estella populate Lean’s magnificent miniature, beautifully photographed by Guy Green and designed by John Bryan.
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Directed by David Lean • 1948 • United Kingdom
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Last Holiday
Directed by Henry Cass • 1950 • United Kingdom
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The Card
Directed by Ronald Neame • 1952 • United Kingdom
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