Description: David Lean's Great Expectations on DVD The Criterion Collection Excellent condition - dvd is in mint condition - comes with insert - only watched once avid Lean's handsome adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic novel captures the warm humor and richness of character that so many filmmakers miss in their reverent recreations of Victorian England. From the nightmarish opening sequence on the windswept graveyard where young orphan Pip (Anthony Wager) meets the desperate escaped criminal Magwitch (Finlay Currie) to the shadowy, musty mansion of the widow Miss Haversham (Martita Hunt) where he first meets the impertinent young beauty Estella (Jean Simmons), Lean captures a childlike exaggeration of reality with his elegant expressionism. When Pip's sudden change in fortune sends him to London as a burgeoning gentleman in high society, Lean sketches a beautiful, bustling city. John Mills's performance as the adult Pip charts his change from the wide-eyed wonder and generous spirit of the child he was to the class snob transformed by money and social standing, an ugly flaw that Pip confronts when his mysterious benefactor is finally revealed. The outstanding cast also features Valerie Hobson as the grown-up Estella, now a beguiling enchantress, a bright young Alec Guinness in his film debut as Pip's jovial London roommate Herbert Pocket, and the imposing Francis L. Sullivan as the decidedly humorless lawyer Jaggers. Exquisitely photographed by Guy Green (who won an Oscar for his work). Lean and his collaborators effectively maintain the heart of Dickens's epic drama while cutting it to its essentials in this vivid, compelling film. Please contact me with any questions! Shipping is calculated by item weight and shipping location & will be combined for multiple item orders.Payment expected within 3 business daysReturns accepted- must be returned in the same condition received or may be subject to return fees (this includes all tags/packaging in tact). New items must be unused/unworn. Buyer is responsible for return shipping, original shipping costs will not be refunded.Happy shopping!
Price: 19.99 USD
Location: South Burlington, Vermont
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
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Video Format: NTSC
Case Type: Tall/DVD Case
Subtitle Language: English
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Director: David Lean
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Edition: Criterion Edition
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Type: Movie
Format: DVD
Region Code: DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)
Language: English
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Release Year: 1998
Actor: Alec Guinness, John Mills, Valerie Hobson
Features: Trailer, With Subtitles
Genre: Adaptation, Drama
Run Time: 118 Mins
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Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
Movie/TV Title: Great Expectations (1946 film)
