Great Expectations (2012)

PG-1311/30/2012Drama, Romance2h 8m
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Prepare for a life of great expectations.

Overview

Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Jeremy Irvine

    Philip 'Pip' Pirrip

  2. Cast 1

    Helena Bonham Carter

    Miss Havisham

  3. Cast 1

    Ralph Fiennes

    Abel Magwitch

  4. Cast 1

    Holliday Grainger

    Estella Havisham

  5. Cast 1

    Robbie Coltrane

    Mr. Jaggers

  6. Cast 1

    Sally Hawkins

    Mrs. Joe

  7. Cast 1

    Jason Flemyng

    Joe Gargery

  8. Cast 1

    Ewen Bremner

    Wemmick

  9. Cast 1

    David Walliams

    Mr. Pumblechook

Well the Irvine's decided to keep this in the family! The young "Pip" (Toby) is out one night when he encounters the escaping convict "Magwitch" (Joseph Fiennes). Terrified for his life, he feeds the man and returns home to his kindly uncle "Joe" (Jason Flemyng) and his rather domineering wife (Sally Hawkins). Scoot on a few years and now big brother Jeremy takes over the leading role and is introduced to the solicitor "Jaggers" (Robbie Coltrane) who informs the young man that he is now a man of means. The conditions of his mysterious benefaction are that he live in London as a gentleman and t...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget-

Revenue $6,202,879.00

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