---
title: 'Great Expectations (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Lean'
released: '1946-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/great-expectations-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038574/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Great Expectations (1946)

1946 · 118 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Great Expectations is a 1946 British drama film directed by David Lean, inspired by the 1861 novel by Charles Dickens and starring John Mills and Valerie Hobson. The supporting cast included Bernard Miles, Francis L. Sullivan, Anthony Wager, Jean Simmons, Finlay Currie, Martita Hunt and Alec Guinness.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Lean](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-lean)
- **Screenplay:** [David Lean](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-lean), [Kay Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/kay-walsh), [Ronald Neame](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-neame), [Anthony Havelock-Allan](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-havelock-allan)
- **Producer:** [Ronald Neame](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-neame), [Anthony Havelock-Allan](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-havelock-allan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Walter Goehr](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-goehr)
- **Director of Photography:** [Guy Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-green)
- **Editor:** [Jack Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-harris)

## Cast

- [John Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mills)
- [Martita Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/martita-hunt)
- [Bernard Miles](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-miles)
- [Anthony Wager](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-wager)
- [Jean Simmons](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-simmons)
- [Finlay Currie](https://cinepixo.com/people/finlay-currie)
- [Alec Guinness](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-guinness)
- [Freda Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/freda-jackson)
- [Edie Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/edie-martin)
- [Torin Thatcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/torin-thatcher)
- [Valerie Hobson](https://cinepixo.com/people/valerie-hobson)
- [Francis L. Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-l-sullivan)

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