Great Expectations

"The World's Greatest Story! The Most Talked About Book! Lives for the First Time on the Screen!"

1934 1h 40m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 5

Drama

Synopsis

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Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

“The World's Greatest Story! The Most Talked About Book! Lives for the First Time on the Screen!”

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Cast

Henry Hull
Abel Magwitch
Phillips Holmes
Pip
Jane Wyatt
Estella
Florence Reed
Miss Havisham
Alan Hale
Joe Gargery
Rafaela Ottiano
Mrs. Joe
George Barraud
Compeyson
Francis L. Sullivan
Jaggers

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stuart Walker
Writers: Gladys Unger
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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92 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stuart Walker, shot by George Robinson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Edward Ward. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Edward Curtiss shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Henry Hull and Phillips Holmes and Jane Wyatt carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The World's Greatest Story! The Most Talked About Book! Lives for the First Time on the Screen!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0025202 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Stuart Walker directs. George Robinson behind the camera. Edward Ward scores. Edward Curtiss cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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192 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Stuart Walker, shot by George Robinson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Edward Ward. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Edward Curtiss shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Henry Hull and Phillips Holmes and Jane Wyatt carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The World's Greatest Story! The Most Talked About Book! Lives for the First Time on the Screen!".
7IMDB entry: tt0025202 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.