Great Expectations (1999 film)
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| Great Expectations | |
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| Based on | Great Expectations by Charles Dickens |
| Written by | Tony Marchant |
| Directed by | Julian Jarrold |
| Starring | Ioan Gruffudd Justine Waddell Charlotte Rampling Bernard Hill Clive Russell Ian McDiarmid Daniel Evans Emma Cunniffe Alex Holbrook James Hillier |
| Theme music composer | Maurice Jarre & Joe Pereira |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original languages | English Greek |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Producer | David Snodin |
| Cinematography | David Odd |
| Editor | Chris Gill |
| Running time | 168 minutes |
| Production companies | BBC Worldwide WGBH |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 12 April 1999 |
Great Expectations is a 1999 television film adaptation of Charles Dickens’s 1861 novel of the same name. It was aired on BBC Two in the UK originally in two parts between 12 and 13 April 1999,[1] and on Masterpiece Theatre in the US.
A young boy called Pip stumbles upon a hunted criminal who threatens him and demands food. A few years later, Pip finds that he has a benefactor. Imagining that Miss Havisham, a rich lady whose adopted daughter Estella he loves, is the benefactor, Pip believes in a grand plan at the end of which he will be married to Estella. However, when the criminal from his childhood turns up one stormy night and reveals that he, Magwitch, is his benefactor, Pip finds his dreams crumbling. Although initially repulsed by his benefactor, Pip gradually becomes loyal to him and stays with him until his death.
Cast
- Ioan Gruffudd as Pip
- Gabriel Thomson as Young Pip
- Justine Waddell as Estella
- Gemma Gregory as Young Estella
- Emma Cunniffe as Biddy
- Laura Aikman as Young Biddy
- Charlotte Rampling as Miss Havisham
- Bernard Hill as Magwitch
- Clive Russell as Joe
- Ian McDiarmid as Jaggers
- Laila Morse as Molly
- Daniel Evans as Herbert Pocket
- Laurence Dobiesz as Young Herbert
- James Hillier as Bentley Drummle
Filming locations
The production filmed at a number of Kent locations including Sheerness Docks, Kingswear Castle Paddlesteamer, Chatham Docks and the River Medway[2] and in Edinburgh.[3]
