Great expectations (1946) (Criterion Collection)

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Import only Blu-ray Region All pressing. Winner of Two Academy Awards. Starring John Mills and Valerie Hobson. David Lean directs this definitive version of the Charles Dickens classic about an orphaned boy befriended by a mysterious benefactor who enables him to become a gentleman of means. In the gloom of a country graveyard, the young boy encounters an escaped convict, and a chance meeting years later leads the boy to mysterious adventure, wealth and joy.

one of the great translations of literature into film, david lean's 'great expectations' brings charles dickens' masterpiece to robust onscreen life. pip, magswith, miss havisham, and estella populate lean's magnificent miniature, beautifully photographed by guy green and designed by john bryan.
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