Synopsis
In this Dickens adaptation, 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.
Facts
Based on
Great Expectations
Awards
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Setting
London
Filming location
Pinewood Studios
Production
Cineguild Productions
Original language
English
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Academy Awards 1948 academy_award
- National Board of Review 1947 generic
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1947 generic
