Great Expectations

Starring: John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Bernard Miles, et al.

Dickens' orphan Pip goes to London to become a gentleman, thanks to his anonymous benefactor. Directed by David Lean.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 037429128022
• Release Date: January 1999
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Criterion Collection
• Director: David Lean
• Starring: John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Bernard Miles, Francis L. Sullivan, Finlay Currie, Martita Hunt, Anthony Wager, Jean Simmons, Alec Guinness, Ivor Barnard
• Runtime: 1 hour, 58 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: multiple_formats
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 7.5" x 0.7"

Customer Reviews

"Come here! You may kiss me if you like."

This, Great Expectations (1946), David Lean – Director, has always been my favorite film version. Now find it on Criterion (1999). However, I have not seen a bad version yet. Of course, there are about 18 different versions, and I only saw a handful. It would take a miniseries to stuff in all the best parts of the book. But this film caught the essence. I was impressed near the end with Pip says, “give me some light” – oops, that was Hamlet Act 3, Scene 2. Actually, Pip pulls down the curtains to reveal the truth about Miss Havisham’s lair.