Great Expectations
1934, English. Directed by Stuart Walker.
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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.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 22 October 1934
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Gladys Unger
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What Great Expectations is based on
Great Expectations is based on Great Expectations, an 1861 serialized fiction by Charles Dickens.
Serialized fiction · 1861
Great Expectations
By Charles Dickens
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Great Expectations runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Great Expectations is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Great Expectations isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 October 1934. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Great Expectations?
Great Expectations (1934) was directed by Stuart Walker and stars Henry Hull, Phillips Holmes, Jane Wyatt.
What is Great Expectations based on?
Great Expectations is based on Great Expectations, an 1861 serialized fiction by Charles Dickens.