Great Expectations [Criterion Collection]

Great Expectations [Criterion Collection]

Director: David Lean Cast: John Mills
John Mills
, Valerie Hobson
Valerie Hobson
, Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons
, Anthony Wager
Anthony Wager
David Lean
Great Expectations [Criterion Collection]

Great Expectations [Criterion Collection]

Director: David Lean Cast: John Mills
John Mills
, Valerie Hobson
Valerie Hobson
, Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons
, Anthony Wager
Anthony Wager
David Lean

DVD (Black & White / Mono / Dolby 5.1)

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Overview

Immediately grabbing the audience's attention with a heart-stopping opening scene in a dark graveyard, acclaimed British director David Lean fully realizes the cinematic potential of Charles Dickens' classic 1861 novel, and the result is not only one of the finest literary adaptations ever made but also one of the greatest British films of all time. Expertly crystallized into a tight 118-minute running time by Lean, Ronald Neame, and a corps of uncredited contributors, this is the story of young Pip, a lad of humble means whose training as a gentleman is bankrolled by a mysterious benefactor. Along the way, Pip falls in love with the fickle Estrella, befriends the cheerfully insouciant Herbert Pocket, has memorable encounters with the escaped convict Magwitch and the lunatic dowager Miss Havisham, and almost (but not quite) forgets his modest origins as the foster son of kindhearted blacksmith Joe Gargery. The role of Pip is evenly and convincingly divided between Anthony Wager as a child and John Mills as an adult; Alec Guinness makes his starring film debut as the jaunty Pocket; Jean Simmons and Valerie Hobson are costarred as the younger and older Estrella; and Martita Hunt is unforgettable as the mad Miss Havisham ("It's a fine cake! A wedding cake! MINE!") Remade several times, Great Expectations resurfaced in 1989 as a TV miniseries, with Jean Simmons, originally the young Estrella, tearing a passion to tatters as Miss Havisham; and in 1998 it was remade again, in a contemporary version, with Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert DeNiro, and Anne Bancroft soaring far over the top in the Miss Havisham role.

Product Details

Release Date: 01/12/1999
UPC: 0037429128022
Original Release: 1946
Rating: NR
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: A
Presentation: [B&W]
Sound: [monaural, Dolby Digital]
Language: English
Time: 1:58:00
Sales rank: 1,584

Special Features

Original theatrical trailer; Subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
John Mills Pip (jeune)
Valerie Hobson Estella
Jean Simmons Young Estella
Anthony Wager Young Pip,Pip enfant
Bernard Miles Joe Gargery
Francis L. Sullivan Jaggers,Actor
Finlay Currie Mugwitch
Martita Hunt Miss Havisham
Alec Guinness Herbert Pocket
Ivor Barnard Wemmick
Freda Jackson Mrs. Gargery
Torin Thatcher Drummle
Eileen Erskine Biddy
Hay Petrie Uncle Pumblechook
George Hayes Compeyson,Actor
Richard George The Sergeant
Everly Gregg Sarah Pocket,Sarah Pocket
John Burch Mr. Wopsle
O.B. Clarence Aged Parent
Grace Denbigh-Russell Mrs. Wopsle
John Forrest Pale Young Gentleman
Anne Holland A Relation
Frank Atkinson Mike
Gordon Begg Night Porter
Edie Martin Mrs. Whimple
Walford Hyden Dancing Master
Roy Arthur Galley Steersman
Grace Russell Mrs. Wopsle
Grace Denbeigh-Russell Mrs. Wopsle
Walter Goehr Composer
Kenneth Pakeman Composer

Technical Credits
David Lean Director,Screenwriter
Ronald Neame Producer,Screenwriter
Anthony Havelock-Allan Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Charles Dickens Screenwriter
Cecil McGivern Screenwriter
Les Bowie Special Effects
Stanley Lambourne Sound Effects
Gordon K. McCallum Sound Effects
Winston Ryder Sound Effects
Gerry Crampton Sound Effects
Bill Daniels Sound Effects
Kay Walsh Screenwriter

Scene Index

Side #1
0. Chapters
1. Logos [:14]
2. Opening Credits [1:19]
3. A Fearful Man, All in Coarse Grey [3:54]
4. Mrs. Joe on a Rampage [2:46]
5. Somebody Else's Pork Pie [5:03]
6. A Gift From Mr. Pumblechook [2:07]
7. "Convicts Escaping!" [3:46]
8. "She Wants Him to Come and Play." [3:11]
9. The Strangest Lady I Ever Met [5:19]
10. "A Great Bride-Cake. Mine!" [3:41]
11. "You May Kiss Me if You Like." [2:27]
12. A Blessing to the Household [1:43]
13. My Boyhood Had Ended [3:28]
14. "Pip Has Great Expectations" [3:21]
15. "You Will Always Keep the Name of Pip" [3:25]
16. The Immensity of London [1:45]
17. Mr. Jaggers [1:47]
18. Mr. Pip, Mr. Pocket [2:51]
19. Concering Miss Havisham [3:14]
20. "Congratulations, Mr. Pip" [3:09]
21. A Gentleman and a Snob [1:10]
22. A Self-Swindler [3:59]
23. More Bright and Beautiful Than Ever [3:04]
24. Concerning Moths [4:59]
25. A Mysterious Visitor [7:08]
26. "Nothing on Looks, Everything On Evidence" [2:18]
27. A Confession [5:19]
28. A Whirl of Fire [2:10]
29. An Urgent Message [5:53]
30. "A Dark Time in My Life" [3:07]
31. "You Have an Escaped Convict Here" [4:12]
32. Prisoners at the Bar [4:31]
33. "Dear Boy" [3:25]
34. "You're Home, Dear Old Pip" [2:26]
35. Away From the World [3:40]
36. Out of the Ruined Place [2:09]
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