Great Expectations (1974)
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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… More 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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Joseph Hardy
- Genres
- Drama, Television, Classics
G,
- In Theaters
- Nov 22, 1974 Wide
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Cast
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Michael York
as Pip
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Sarah Miles
as Estella
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Joss Ackland
as Joe Gargery
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Richard Beaumont
as Pocket as a Boy
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Maria Charlès
as Sarah Pocket
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Erik Chitty
as Old Man
- Ben Cross
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James Faulkner
as Drummle
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Elaine Garreau
as Cousin Camilla
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Margaret Leighton
as Miss Havisham
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Robert Morley
as Pumblechook
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Anthony Quayle
as Jaggers
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Andrew Ray
as Herbert Pocket
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Rachel Roberts
as Mrs. Gargery
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Heather Sears
as Biddy
- Peter Bull
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James Mason
as Abel Magwitch
