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Great Expectations

"From the Vivid Pages of Charles Dickens' Masterpiece!"

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
7.3/10
375 votes
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

3

Wins

📋

5

Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 2 wins📋 3 nominations
Won
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Best Art Direction, Black and White
Nominated
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
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Other Awards

🏆 1 win
Won
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$400,000

Production Cost

Worldwide

$420,000

Global Box Office

Profit

+$20,000

ROI: +5%

Budget Recovery105% of budget
$0|Budget: $400,000|Revenue: $420,000

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

46.0K

Daily Avg

767

7-Day Trend

-16%
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Based On

Great Expectations

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Pinewood Studios
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Story Setting

Set In
London
Time Period
Victorian era

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Guy Green

Film Editing

Jack Harris

Music / Score

Walter Goehr

Production Design

John Bryan

Production Companies

Cineguild Productions

Distributors

NetflixThe Rank Organisation

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Great Expectations

CountryStreamFreeRentBuy
United States of AmericaNR
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United KingdomPG
ArtiflixApple TV Store, Amazon Video, BFI PlayerApple TV Store
Canada14A
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Australia
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India
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR
United KingdomPG
Canada14A
Germany16
Brazil14
NetherlandsAL

Production

Director

David Lean

Writers

Charles Dickens, David Lean, Ronald Neame, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Kay Walsh

Production Companies

CineguildJ. Arthur Rank Organisation

Cast

John Mills photo

John Mills

Pip

Valerie Hobson photo

Valerie Hobson

Estella

Tony Wager photo

Tony Wager

Young Pip

Jean Simmons photo

Jean Simmons

Young Estella

Bernard Miles photo

Bernard Miles

Joe Gargery

Francis L. Sullivan photo

Francis L. Sullivan

Mr. Jaggers

Finlay Currie photo

Finlay Currie

Abel Magwitch

Martita Hunt photo

Martita Hunt

Miss Havisham

Alec Guinness photo

Alec Guinness

Herbert Pocket

Ivor Barnard photo

Ivor Barnard

Mr. Wemmick

Freda Jackson photo

Freda Jackson

Mrs. Joe

No Image

Eileen Erskine

Biddy

Tags & Keywords

london, englandbased on novel or bookescaped convictorphanspinster19th centurybenefactor

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