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Mike Newell (HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE) adapts Charles Dickens with this BBC Films production, once again chronicling an orphan (Jeremy Irvine) who learns he has an unknown benefactor and sets off to London with 'great expectations'. Helena Bonham Carter co-stars as the tragic Miss Havisham.Product Identifiers
ProducerStephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen
EAN5060223769226
eBay Product ID (ePID)168199357
Product Key Features
ActorEwen Bremner, Jeremy Irvine, Helena Bonham-Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Sally Hawkins, David Walliams, Helena Barlow, Toby Irvine, Jason Flemyng, Ralph Fiennes, Holliday Grainger
Film/TV TitleGreat Expectations
DirectorMike Newell
LanguageEnglish
Run Time129 Mins
Release Year2013
FormatDVD
FeaturesTheatrical Trailer
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate12A/12
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Additional InformationMike Newell (HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE) adapts Charles Dickens with this BBC Films production, once again chronicling an orphan, Pip (Jeremy Irvine) who learns he has an unknown benefactor and sets off to London with GREAT EXPECTATIONS'. He soon discovers that he has been chosen by his Uncle under the orders of a wealthy spinster, Miss Havisham, to be a companion to her daughter Estella. Pip falls in love with Estella and his life gets more and more complicated from that point. Helena Bonham Carter co-stars as the tragic Miss Havisham.
ReviewsLondon City Nights - It's a film with some outstanding elements and a few great performances., Front Row Films - This is a very decent version of one of Dickens' best novels., Total Film - Its glossy looks, first-rate playing and famous pedigree will be cat-nip to book-groupies.
ScreenwriterRowan Joffe
AuthorCharles Dickens
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleGreat Expectations
Consumer AdviceContains moderate violence and occasional gory moments