Great Expectations (1999)
Overview
A young boy called Pip stumbles upon a hunted criminal who threatens him and demands food. A few years later, Pip finds that he has a benefactor. Imagining that Miss Havisham, a rich lady whose adopted daughter Estella he loves, is the benefactor, Pip believes in a grand plan at the end of which he will be married to Estella. However, when the criminal from his childhood turns up one stormy night and reveals that he, Magwitch, is his benefactor, Pip finds his dreams crumbling. Although initially repulsed by his benefactor, Pip gradually becomes loyal to him and stays with him until his death.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.95 |
Directed By
Julian Jarrold
Crew
Julian Jarrold
Tony Marchant
Charles Dickens
David Odd
Gail Stevens
Charmian Adams
Odile Dicks-Mireaux
Maureen Duff
Chris Gill
Peter Salem
Alice Normington
Penny Crawford
Rebecca Eaton
Eve Wignall
Richard Manton
Michael Wearing
Ant Bohun
Bernard O'Reilly
David Snodin
Fran Needham
Nicola Matthews
TOP CAST
Ioan Gruffudd
Pip
Justine Waddell
Estella
Charlotte Rampling
Miss Havisham
Laura Aikman
Young Biddy
Nicholas Blane
Wopsle
Selina Cadell
Sarah Pocket
Jo Cameron Brown
Miss Skiffins
Tony Curran
Orlick
Ian McDiarmid
Jaggers
Clive Russell
Joe Gargery
Lesley Sharp
Mrs. Joe
Donald Sumpter
Compeyson
Nicholas Woodeson
Wemmick
James Hillier
Bentley Drummle
Ifan Meredith
Startop
Emma Cunniffe
Biddy
Laurence Dobiesz
Young Herbert
Sarah Durham
Maid
Daniel Evans
Herbert Pocket
Gemma Gregory
Young Estella
Bernard Hill
Abel Magwitch
David Horovitch
Matthew Pocket
Alex Leppard
Gaoler
Hugh Lloyd
The Aged P
Roland Manookian
Pip's Servant
Laila Morse
Molly
Lockhart Ogilvie
Gentleman
Terence Rigby
Pumbleneck
Angela Sims
Estella's Attendant
Michael Eaves
Police Officer
Gabriel Thomson
Young Pip
Ryan John Monaghan
Pickpocket
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