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 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, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Michael York - Pip
- Richard Beaumont - Pocket, as a Boy
- Erik Chitty - Old Man
- James Faulkner - Drummle
- Joss Ackland - Joe Gargery
- Margaret Leighton - Miss Havisham
- Anthony Quayle - Jaggers
- Rachel Roberts - Mrs. Gargery
- Peter Bull
- Sarah Miles - Estella
- Maria Charles - Sarah Pocket
- Ben Cross
- Elaine Garreau - Cousin Camilla
- James Mason - Abel Magwitch
- Robert Morley - Pumblechook
- Andrew Ray - Herbert Pocket
- Heather Sears - Biddy
- Director(s):
- Joseph Hardy
- Writer(s):
- Sherman Yellen
- Producer(s):
- Johnny Goodman, Robert Fryer
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