Great Expectations

Starring: Valerie Hobson, John Mills, Tony Wager

IN ONE OF THE GREAT TRANSLATIONS OF LITERATURE INTO FILM, AND THE DEBUT FILM OF ALEC GUINESS, DAVID LEAN BRINGS DICKENS' MASTERPIECE TO ROBUST ON-SCREEN LIFE. THE CHARACTERS POPULATE LEAN'S... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 886470010516
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Cineguild
• Director: David Lean
• Starring: Valerie Hobson, John Mills, Tony Wager
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: ntsc
• Weight: 0.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.3" x 0.5"

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.