Great Expectations

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Theatrical Release Date:

01/30/1998

DVD Release Date:

09/28/2004

Run Time:

180min.

Starring:

Ioan Gruffudd , Justine Waddell , Charlotte Rampling , Ian McDiarmid , Bernard Hill

Director(s):

Julian Jarrold

Distributor(s):

Twentieth Century Fo

MPAA Rating:

Not Rated

Genre(s):

Drama

Plot: Charles Dickens' classic novel, which has been brought to the screen at least six times in the past (including a modernized adaptation released in 1998), is committed to film once again in this production for television by the BBC. Read More

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