Great Expectations (1947)

19472h 10mdir. David LeanUnited Kingdomdrama film

With John Mills, Anthony Wager, Jean Simmons, Valerie Hobson, Alec Guinness, Martita Hunt, Finlay Currie, Francis L. Sullivan

Directed by David Lean

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Great Expectations is a 1946 British drama film directed by David Lean, inspired by the 1861 novel by Charles Dickens and starring John Mills and Valerie Hobson. The supporting cast included Bernard Miles, Francis L. Sullivan, Anthony Wager, Jean Simmons, Finlay Currie, Martita Hunt and Alec Guinness.

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