Great Expectations is a movie directed by Julian Jarrold in 1999 and based on the book of the same name by Charles Dickens, first published in 1861. The movie features Ioan Gruffudd, Justine Waddell, Charlotte Rampling, Laura Aikman, Nicholas Blane, Selina Cadell, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
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Storyline
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.
Movie vs Book
Year
1999
Minutes
168
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Year
1861
Pages
505
Book Rate
7.56
S: Goodreads
Book
Great Expectations
Author: Charles Dickens
Country: UK
First published in: 1861
Length: 505 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Stuart Walker
Movie by David Lean
Movie by Joseph Hardy
TV Mini-Series by Julian Amyes
TV Mini-Series by Kevin Connor
Movie by Alfonso Cuarón
TV Mini-Series by Brian Kirk
Movie by Mike Newell
TV Mini-Series by Steven Knight
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“What makes a good book and what makes a good movie are totally different things.”
SETH GRAHAME SMITH (Writer, Filmmaker)
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