Great Expectations [Blu-ray]

Director: Joseph Hardy Joseph Hardy

Overview

This third talking-picture version of Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations stars Michael York as Pip, the humble British lad whose aspirations to become a gentleman are financed by a mysterious benefactor. We first see young Pip (played by Simon Gipps-Kent) coming to the aid of escaped convict Magwitch (James Mason). Once this episode has apparently run its course, we find Pip the guest of the wealthy, reclusive, half-mad Miss Havisham (Margaret Leighton), and the worshipper-from-afar of Havisham's snooty niece Estella (played as both a teenager and an adult by Sarah Miles--breaking the usual cinematic tradition of casting two actresses in the role). This brief exposure to the finer things in life leads Pip on the winding road to betterment, with a few surprises in store for him. Great Expectations premiered November 22, 1974, as a Bell System Family Theatre presentation.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/24/2016
UPC:	0826663166842
Original Release:	1974
Rating:	NR
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	2:03:00
Sales rank:	31,213

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Michael York	Pip
Sarah Miles	Estella
Margaret Leighton	Miss Havisham
James Mason	Abel Magwitch
Robert Morley	Pumblechook
Anthony Quayle	Jaggers
Heather Sears	Biddy
Joss Ackland	Joe Gargery
Andrew Ray	Herbert Pocket
James Faulkner	Drummle
Rachel Roberts	Mrs. Gargery
Simon Gipps-Kent	Pip, as a Boy
Maria Charles	Sarah Pocket
Elaine Garreau	Cousin Camilla
Richard Beaumont	Pocket, as a Boy
Eric Chitty	Old Man
Peter Bull	Actor
Ben Cross	Actor
Maurice Jarre	Composer

Technical Credits

Sherman Yellen

Joseph Hardy	Director
Robert Fryer	Producer
Johnny Goodman	Producer
Sherman Yellen	Screenwriter