Furnished with striking visual detail and told with great narrative economy by director David Lean, Great Expectations is an exemplary adaptation of Charles Dickens' dense and episodic novel.
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Movie Info
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Director -
David Lean -
Producer -
Anthony Havelock-Allan , Ronald Neame -
Screenwriter -
David Lean , Ronald Neame , Anthony Havelock-Allan -
Production Co -
Cineguild -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
British English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 26, 1946, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 22, 2017 -
Runtime -
1h 58m