DramaRomance

Great Expectations

- Prepare for a life of great expectations.

Miss Havisham, a wealthy spinster who wears an old wedding dress and lives in the dilapidated Satis House, asks Pip's Uncle Pumblechook to find a boy to play with her adopted daughter Estella. Pip begins to visit Miss Havisham and Estella, with whom he falls in love, then Pip—a humble orphan—suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.

Release Date : 2012-11-30

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Number 9 FilmsBBC FilmUnison FilmsLipsync Productions

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Philip 'Pip' Pirrip

Original Name : Jeremy Irvine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Havisham

Original Name : Helena Bonham Carter

Gender : Female

Character Name : Abel Magwitch

Original Name : Ralph Fiennes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Estella Havisham

Original Name : Holliday Grainger

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Jaggers

Original Name : Robbie Coltrane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Gargery

Original Name : Jason Flemyng

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wemmick

Original Name : Ewen Bremner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Joe

Original Name : Sally Hawkins

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Pumblechook

Original Name : David Walliams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Molly

Original Name : Tamzin Outhwaite

Gender : Female

Character Name : Arthur Havisham

Original Name : Daniel Weyman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Biddy

Original Name : Jessie Cave

Gender : Female

Character Name : Charles Pocket

Original Name : Edward Fleming

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herbert Pocket

Original Name : Olly Alexander

Gender : Male

Character Name : Camilla Pocket

Original Name : Kate Lock

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sarah Pocket

Original Name : Pooky Quesnel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bentley Drummle

Original Name : Ben Lloyd-Hughes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clara

Original Name : Sophie Rundle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Raymond

Original Name : Richard James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Raymond

Original Name : Roberta Burton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Compeyson

Original Name : William Ellis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Hubble

Original Name : Bernice Stegers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Hubble

Original Name : Alan Rushton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Wopsle

Original Name : Sheila Simpson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Wopsle

Original Name : Tim Freeman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Pip

Original Name : Toby Irvine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Estella

Original Name : Helena Barlow

Gender : Female

Character Name : Young Biddy

Original Name : Bebe Cave

Gender : Female

Character Name : Young Herbert

Original Name : Charlie Callaghan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sergeant

Original Name : Ralph Ineson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bailiff Two

Original Name : Nick Bartlett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Steve Morphew

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bullfinch

Original Name : Joe Jameson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pepper

Original Name : Zac Mattoon O'Brien

Gender : Male

Character Name : Porter

Original Name : Peter Greed

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aged P

Original Name : Frank Dunne

Gender : Male

Character Name : River Policeman

Original Name : Gary Arthurs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Malcolm Tierney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bailiff One

Original Name : Ronnie Fox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wemmick's Neighbour (uncredited)

Original Name : Claire Ashton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Estate Agent's Assistant (uncredited)

Original Name : Pablo Bubar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Compeyson (uncredited)

Original Name : Nellie Burroughes

Gender : Female

Character Name : James Rascal (uncredited)

Original Name : Jason Daly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Leigh Daniels

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ball Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Filippo Delaunay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tripe Shop Proprietor (uncredited)

Original Name : Kate Hefferman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Blind Man's Sister (uncredited)

Original Name : Evelyn James

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Dale Mercer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barrister (uncredited)

Original Name : Patrick Moorhouse

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Jagger's Office Doorman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmy Pethrus

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Havisham's Footman (uncredited)

Original Name : Charlie Richards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Smithfield Butcher (uncredited)

Original Name : David G. Robinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : JUDGE MANSELL

Original Name : Jonathan Coy

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-04-29

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 that he make no enquiries as to the source of his newfound wealth. Now he, and we, make certain assumptions about the eccentric "Miss Havisham" (Helena Bonham Carter) but he is in London now, befriending old sparring partner "Herbert Pocket" (Olly Alexander) and leading a life of comfortable leisure. In truth, though, he's a bit rudderless and lacking in purpose until he returns home late one evening to be reunited with his former nemesis and told a few home truths that altogether change his agenda. It's not my favourite Dickens story this, but this adaptation does an adequate enough job more in the afternoon tea-time drama vein rather than the grand scale cinematic one. The easy-on-the-ey (elder) Irvine is charismatic enough and Alexander delivers quite cheekily as his pal "Pocket" but I thought Fiennes just over-egged his part - way too theatrical - and HBC doesn't really have the clout to deliver the "Havisham" part in the overbearing yet sad style of, say, Martita Hunt. I always find that colour photography can be an enemy to stories like this. The issues of poverty and privilege that underpin so many of this author's stories always work better in grimy monochrome, and this one is just a bit too well produced. It's perfectly watchable, but not really one to remember.