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From the Vivid Pages of Charles Dickens' Masterpiece !Plot:
A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Oscar Winner John Mills Dead at 97 (From Studio Briefing. 25 April 2005)
Sir John Mills Dies (From WENN. 25 April 2005)
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Lean's Masterpiece moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Mills | ... | Pip | |
| Tony Wager | ... | Young Pip (as Anthony Wager) | |
| Valerie Hobson | ... | Estella | |
| Jean Simmons | ... | Young Estella | |
| Bernard Miles | ... | Joe Gargery | |
| Francis L. Sullivan | ... | Mr. Jaggers | |
| Finlay Currie | ... | Abel Magwitch | |
| Martita Hunt | ... | Miss Havisham | |
| Alec Guinness | ... | Herbert Pocket | |
| Ivor Barnard | ... | Mr. Wemmick | |
| Freda Jackson | ... | Mrs. Joe Gargery | |
| Eileen Erskine | ... | Biddy | |
| George Hayes | ... | Convict | |
| Hay Petrie | ... | Uncle Pumblechook | |
| John Forrest | ... | The Pale Young Gentleman |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
118 minCountry:
UKLanguage:
EnglishColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)MOVIEmeter: 
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During one scene where she had to carry a candle while walking up the stairs, Jean Simmons' apron caught fire. moreGoofs:
Continuity: After Uncle Pumblechook parks his carriage in front of the gate at Satis House and drops off the young Pip, Estella leads Pip away from the gate. First, the carriage is clearly seen parked outside the gate. In a later shot, as Pip is walking, the carriage is gone, and in a subsequent shot, the carriage is back in view outside the gate again. moreQuotes:
Pip: [narrating] I realized that in becoming a gentleman, I had only succeeded in becoming a snob. moreFAQ
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David Lean's version of Great Expectations, although simplified and given a happy ending, is perhaps the closest in atmosphere of any Dickens adaption to the original. The lonely desolation of the Kent marsh where Pip grows up is perfect, as is his initial transformation into a gentleman.
The acting is almost uniformly superb, with perhaps only Valerie Hobson striking a slightly flat note. However this is a minor problem and detracts little from the film as a whole.
If you only ever watch one Dickens adaption, make sure it is this one. Nowhere else is the atmosphere better captured than here.