Great Expectations (1946)






A humble orphan boy in 1810s Kent is given the opportunity to go to London and become a gentleman, with the help of an unknown benefactor.


Books with substantial mentioning of Great Expectations

David Thomson
Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films
New York, 2008

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 1. Films
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Anthony Slide
Fifty Classic British Films Films 1932-1982, A Pictorial Record
New York, 1985

Jerry Vermilye
The Great British Films
Secaucus, N.J., 1978

Books with an entry on Great Expectations

Ivan Butler
Cinema in Britain, An illustrated Survey
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1973

Articles on Great Expectations

Regina Barreca, David Lean's Great Expectations, in: John Glavin (editor), Dickens on Screen, Cambridge, 2003