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Great Expectations

 1946
 118 minutes (1 hrs 58 mins)
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

David Lean

Starring

John Mills · Tony Wager · Valerie Hobson · Jean Simmons · Bernard Miles · Francis L. Sullivan

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
22nd May 1947
Italy release date Italy release
3rd May 1947
Mexico release date Mexico release
30th July 1947

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 18th Apr '25
  • Debut position: 58
  • Highest position: 58
  • Debut gross: £1.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
TV-G

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £25 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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Last Night I Watched: ‘Great Expectations’ (1946)  The Boar Sat, 26th September 2020

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