Great Expectations

[fruitella69]

fuck yer this sucks balls

[keesvdijkhuizen]

Just read that someone died of a heart attack at the premiere of this film because of the moment at 1:45 .. They weren't used to getting surprised like that back in the 40s!

[flowerbower]

@flowerbower The evidence speaks for itself. And don't get me started on the highly unlikely graveyard scene from Great Expectations; a scenario which has since become one of the most stupid of film cliches.

[flowerbower]

Lean was a sloppy director: watch out for the scene near the end of the film, where a moving motor vehicle can clearly be seen in the distance. Any competent director would have re-shot the scene or temporarily held up the traffic.

[kiddieandmimi]

@flowerbower Sloppy? Are you mad?

[tillybert1]

This church is a real place and when the mist and the fog rolls in,you too, could meet Magwitch.just look it up COOLING. KENT UK

[TheNationals24]

I'm playing the convict in a play so thanks for uploading this

[leafyutube]

Where was Youtube 20 years ago when I had to read the entire friggin book in high school?

[cupmyplums]

just read this again for the first time in a long while.....the chapter where Magwitch reappears at Pips lodgings is one of my favourite scenes in all literature.

[Chuckles123thefish]

the best version of this book ever made even though it is all in black and white. great stuff. thanks for putting this on youtube.

[shanikhan33]

cool

[jordontucker]

lol its cool the best bit is the boy and then man run's from his mum but no sir its a grave

[Spottedleaf492]

I am 14 and almost done reading it for honors English. It's an amazing book to analyze... everything in this book has a hidden meaning to it. Some things in the book have to be read over a few times to be understood properly, but it's worth it!

[AwaTu]

@RichardElden —Tyrone Power would've been a better choice —Though only 6 years Mills' junior, he did have those youthful looks at 32 (when GE was filmed) and would've been much more believable as a 20-something year-old...

[AwaTu]

@RichardElden -Indeed —The story takes place from 1812 to 1841, making, both Pip and Estella about 36 years of age at the tale's conclusion —Mills was 37 at the beginning of filming in September, 1945 —Filming finished in April of '46 —The problem for Mills is; fine acting chops notwithstanding, there isn't enough youthfulness to his appearance for him to be believable as a 20-something year-old, which is when quite a bit of the adult Pip storyline takes place...

[dannnyilg]

My entire class thought he was going to get raped. Yep.

[MultiEmily11]

@dannnyilg who ??

[faghaue]

pip just got owned by bignose!

[PrimarySociopath]

i'm reading this book for honor's english

[TheWorldWillNotEnd1]

im doing an essay on this bit :/

[thedancegroupstudio1]

im reading this righ now!!! and charles dickens have he bes books ever

[1JscN]

have to read this for english class at uni... its PAINFULL

[Hyena47A]

@1JscN

You're at uni and you can't even spell painful? (I'll ignore the missing postrophe and capitalisation)

Nah, standards haven't dropped.

[1JscN]

@Hyena47A lol i write whatever i want however i want, this is the internet ok?. oh and u fail big time, u come here trying to school me at spelling but u cant even spell Apostrophe correctly, idiot.

[AwaTu]

I do like this version, with one exception —Jean Simmons growing up into the likeness of Valerie Hobson —And, it's not just that Jean is breathtakingly beautiful and Valerie, though comely, not particularly striking —They look nothing like each other —They should've cast Vivien Leigh in the role of the grown up Estella....

[lifeboatB]

@AwaTu you're right--Vivien would have been perfect!

[MegaNZgirl]

im 13 and i love this movie!!! it is so cool

[pizzadreams]

south park version ownz xdd

just joking'

nice scene''

(:

[JuanMacready]

John Mills was far too old to play Pip.

[Karosanyo]

@JuanMacready I agree. The second half of the film really suffered because of that (I just couldn't get past it). What was Lean thinking when he cast him ??? The first half, however, is a masterpiece.

[FrankClanton]

Mills ruined the whole fucking movie.

[yammyrob]

a total timeless classic

[hometown333]

explain that the themes that are introduced in chapter 1 continue and develop throughout the novel ? what should l say????

[cha5]

Well if this is for school and you want to impress a teacher, you could mention that Billy Wilder's film Sunset Blvd borrows a bit from Great Expectations and that Norma Desmond from SB isn't that far removed from Dickens character Miss Havisham from Great Expectations.

[gwennodoubtrock]

I have/am anyalising the opening chapter for my GCSEs !! Lucky me :P

[bradley2brad2]

same

[Rothargar]

@gwennodoubtrock IM FKING DOING THIS SHITTING INTRO FOR GCSE, 5 PAGES ON THIS SHITTY INTRO ???? WTF?????

[gwennodoubtrock]

I know ! I think I got a B on mine. It is shit and know idea why I needed to do it !

[Rothargar]

ahhhaa i got like a D xD

[lisaroxursox2]

Gibbets are the criminal hanging posts :)

and have they cut the scene where Pip goes to give the convict the food and the file, whilst passing the cows??

[tellinhislipsasecret]

what are the posts on this called where people get hung... right at the beginning?

[lisaroxursox2]

Jibets

:)

[lisaroxursox2]

sorry spelt wrong i meant Gibbets

[tellinhislipsasecret]

thankyouuuu :)

[101shialover]

is the little boy at the beggining jeremy james kissner

[crazytrainriderhaha]

im reading this for a summer project the books great six hundred words not so great......

[fluxgenerator]

Love this film.

[fazz3173]

Those who don't like this book are the biggest idiots in the world and probably failing english...PITY!!! This is like the perfect novel..A great work by Dickens..

[goodluckpeace44]

absolutely, but this book is not about a fancy science fiction, but its still great english language. Making beautiful language is one form of a happyness a man can get

[th3toiletguy9111]

this story sucks nuts i hated it stupid final on THIS PIECE OF DUMP

[wiggy1988]

well a wise man once said

"a classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read"

[krystinax0x0x]

lmao it was kinda hard to read at first.. but i'm pretty good in english, & it got better.

[MrPatriotOne]

One of my all time favorites!

Thankfully my 7th grade teacher required us to watch this on a 16mm print!

I still love it!

[samsam101294]

Personally, I hated this book. And I respect all of you that liked it and all... but this was, in my opinion, the worst book I've ever read.

[wiggy1988]

I'm just curious. But what is the best book you've ever read?

[philipg52]

He goes home and steals a large pork pie for the convict.Next day his nasty sister has friends visiting and says to them "  " i've got a special treat" "A pork pie" Wow! times have changed!!!!

[ObamaRules4Ever]

Crap movie with a far too old and badly miscast Mills.

[goodluckpeace44]

its old but its great literature. who can write like Charles Dickens in todays market of literature?, an absolutely great writter,

[DolphinInsane]

thnx. i hope this is gonna help me write my essay, i really dont understand this book!

[20Lfc93]

Im doing my essay now hahah

[Victimdevice]

Got done reading this for the first time, amazing book. <3

[Daisyxpie]

I need to answer the question - compare how the characters pip and the convict change in chapter 1 and 39

I dunno how im gonna answer it right lol

[nocturne163]

wow , one of my childhood favorites ,

scared me out, lol :)

still love this movie and the great novel !)

[mariaamato]

one of the most brilliant starts to any film ever - so atmospheric ... awesome. luv this movie. thank you for posting.

[Twisnips]

which film is this a clip from the 1946 version??

[Sisterhood2008]

hey i really want to dowload this movie ,

any advise about where to download it from

[ImAnotherZang]

advice : downloading isn't a good thing, mate.

[Dabeeble]

Advice : Move to Canada

[Nyohttekotte]

advice: this movie probably doesnt even have copywrights active so its probably free to distribute

[Mahatma618]

This movie is available on dvd at a very reasonable prive.And blue-ray too.Think it's the greatest movie ever made.Remember watching it the first time.Sat mesmerized.Have watched it dozen's of times and never gets tired of it. Treat yourself to a gem!

[palmeroids]

Adult Estella ruined the movie. Jean Simmons was really good as the younger version.

[rachellegend2k9]

Its a shit film but its funny as

[Paulelly15]

Great movie,with stunning deep feelings about life and happiness.

Make most of life,because you will be death for a long time!

[dggfhdfghdf]

thnx 4 posting!!

this show may have changed my life, i watched it 2 day! 4 the first time :)

[dggfhdfghdf]

I just watched this!!

i love it, and they made a remake??

sum 1 help, this movie messed me up man :(

[dhoggy5]

Sir John Mills Appreciation Society on Facebook.

[coolsquig1]

i was watching this in egnlish and now i have to do a essay about it. i watched 2 versions julian jarolds and david leans

btw i was so bored watching this its boring.

[ludocrat]

Whatever it is that's brought you into contact with things you clearly aren't equipped to comprehend or, therefore, to appreciate, give it up and let it go.

Pearls before swine, hideous troll.

[CharmyBentlySuperKid]

were watchin this in english then doing an essay when the escaped mad man empties PIP for bread, in class i was pissin maself laughin and got sent out by my teacher LOL

[oskinzee24]

its great. I Loved the novel, its criminal I haven't seen the film really.

[ProtoCosmos]

This is the 1946 version. The best in my opinion.

[ianl43]

Still scares me this opening. A fantastic film

[serialdad]

I bought this video recently worth every penny!

[serialdad]

Oops i mean DVD!

[aluminiumbikeframe]

help me alot with a test lol!!! i loave the part where he sets mis havisham on fire it's funny as hell!!! great vid

[JordanFuckinLee]

Did this for an essay. Really scary actually :/ :(

[liv369]

Thx this really helped me with my essay XD tis v.v.v.v.v.v..v groovy film love it XXXX thx again XD xxxxxxxx

[Hyena47A]

I think Dickens looks better in black and white - Finlay Currie is scary as Magwich and in David Lean's other Dickens work, Olver Twist, Robert Newton's Bill Sikes puts the wind up me. This is a class version and true to the book but not complete for study purposes as the whole Orlick episode and suchlike are missing.

[xmayonaisexmex]

we've got 2 do an essay on this lol!

[54spiritedwill54]

cool

[KousinsKerridge]

And then Pip, what LARKS!

Kousins Kerridge OUT.

[dhoggy5]

Sir John Mills Appreciation Society on Facebook.

[skurfergrl44]

okay i'm using the beginning part where Pip is running down the road in my video, is that okay? I'm giving you credit for it.

[ModernitySlays]

this is okay, but the charm is in the book. the written words have no equivalency

[jackchiz94]

Seriously, I think this is a fantastic display of British Cinema

[vohoosh]

Wow!This version is more beautiful.I love This Movie.Thank You.

[JordanFuckinLee]

scary :(

[termed3342]

I find the word wittles amusing.

[termed3342]

I'm studying this and my friend likes to lean and the director is David Lean so when ever his name comes up he leans on me. Thanks.

[easterangel1]

Thankyou

Powerful, evocative stuff!"Ours was the marsh country, down by the river, within as the river wound twenty miles of the sea." The words of Charles Dickens but just as important today. The marshes are so important that they have the highest protection under national and international law, and form the single most important natural asset within the Thames Gateway. In fact, they are the Gateway's jewels!

Ours IS the marsh country, we feel it, we feel it so strongly, so passionately.

[kingdomslasher]

I THINK THAT CRAZY MAN IS SATIN

[KousinsKerridge]

I thought he was SILK!

Kousins Kerridge OUT.

[calum66]

Marvelous stuff, Just like the book.

[andmoreagain777]

I love this scene...Magwich and Pip

[467160]

what year was this made soemone plzzzzzzzz tell me :)

[andmoreagain777]

1946

[drees71]

Best Dicken's adaptation ever, David Lean was a master film maker.

[kub73158]

Completely excellent movie of the Dickens classic story. 'Oliver Twist' done around the same time is also superb.

[kamanga99911]

what is the name of this movie and how can i getit!!!!!

[andmoreagain777]

Great Expectations

[09aeastlake]

we are doing this in english at chantry middle school

"is anybody there???" LOL

[hinakotomato]

SCARY!

[hinakotomato]

SCARY!

[cheeseytoes]

HAAHHAHAAHAH!!!

[Blubbernugget721]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH!!!!!

stop at 2:05

[Orbster25]

NO FAIR!..I want to see it!...It's so close to the book!!..not like te bloody American version...

[Elkindo]

lol same

doing it in english

its good

[SuperNova077]

i watched this in english today!!! we are reading the book in class too, lol im the person in my class that likes the book, and understands their english talk. It pays off to be a bookworm, lol! And that little boy who played the part looks like NICK JONAS!!!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!

[GreatExpectations22]

cool

[xxcrazihunnixx]

thankyou so much!! im doing an essay on the first 5 chapters of Great Expextations and how they compare to 2 other films we watched in class .. and this is one of them .. thankyou very much .. tis a great help! x

[foggyleg]

Best...book...EVER. And I think Dickens should have been able to write whatever kind of ending he wanted to.

[GroggyxxSumo]

Can you please upload the scene where Pip first meets Herbert?

[casstro01]

has anybody any idea where i can find the whole movie? i've just finished the book and i'm curious if i can watch it on screem

[Lostprophetzzz]

Do know where I can find the fight scene at Miss Havishams house between young Herbert and Pip, its so funny, thankyou x

[excavotoroperator]

this is a film to watch wrapped up in front of a log fire with the wind blowing outside exellent

[offalyfaithful]

My favourite book, and this is by far the best on screen adaptation. The bbc 2 part series was quite good, starring the Welsh guy in Fantastic Five/Hornblower. Good actor, can't think of his name. Happy New Year folks :)

[Wheelofcheeseinspace]

Ioan Gruffudd.

And it was the (not so) fantastic FOUR.

[daffordile]

I am wondering if these two endings I saw are from the same movie or different. thanks. look forward to your answers.

[daffordile]

i watched this movie when i was a kid. I remembered at the end, she told him 'you may kiss me if you want, kid' just like what she told him when they were young. However, i saw a different ending a few years ago, it is also a black and white movie. he did not go to india at all. he went into her room and open the window and asked her to open her heart or something else. those are both good endings - different with the novel.

[NJB1989]

I thought this was a suprisingly good adaption. My only criticism would be it sticks a little too closely to the book. That is, I think the comedy is a touch too high, and the ending is awfully conventional... just because Dickens was forced to have a happy ending doesn't mean the film has to.

[dutson]

the ending pissed me off too, it should of ended without us knowing whether estella got with pip.

[gloriouskodachrome]

masterpiece.........

[RedRain9]

this film is the film! i think the all classics should be filmed like that

[jovossuck123]

what a film...amazing

[findmylostshoe]

i have to look foreward to this movie?

[revelation1229]

god i feel so sorry for magwitch!!!!!!

[swaz14]

im doing this for my coursework!

[revelation1229]

same!!!!! its sooo hard

wots ur C/W question????//

[swaz14]

how does charles dickens make the reader feel sympathy for pip in chapter one of great expectations!? thats my question wts urs it would be funny id it was the same

[revelation1229]

dammit mine is:

Dickens is interested in what it means to be a gentleman. Discuss the ways in which he explores this theme through the characters of Pip, Joe and Magwitch.

:S:S:S:S::S

[swaz14]

that sounds hard,weve finished great expectations i got a B,we are now doing a english movie called yasmin have u heard of it

[revelation1229]

umm no is it gd???

im like 3 weeks into learning bout Great expectations an we hav 2 do our C/W ovr christmas :(:(:(:(

[swaz14]

yh its ok,over christmas wow

[revelation1229]

i no sum christmas!!!!!

}:(

[BritishTokuFan]

i've jus started stuff on great expectations, anything u can warn me about:)

[revelation1229]

well as u can c in da vid Pip gets raped!!!lol jkn

well da plots hard 2 explain

but da "scary man" is NOT evil!!!!!!!

[swaz14]

well good luck and hope you get a gud level

[revelation1229]

cheers!!!:):):)

btw wot woz ur level?????

[AnakMelayuKini]

im having my paper tomorrow. panicssssss....

[newyorkparis]

oooh cool i'm doing this book for my A levels. haa!

[RATkins741]

Very good...perhaps you could post a little of Jean Simmons giving Pip a hard time.

[bluewolverine40]

lot better than that drivel they did in 1998 stick too the damn book

[AngedeMystere]

You mean the modern version? Yeah I never saw that but I saw the trailer a few times, and it looked awful. But masterpiece theatre on PBS did a version with ioan grufford and that was pretty good (from what I saw of it).

[annakeyjane]

thx. gr8 film. help me wit coursework!! ;)

[excavotoroperator]

oh drat is their no more of this classic film

[467160]

i got an E in English and because i wanted to prat about more, i didnt do very well..but when it came to this movie i loved it "Great Expectations"

[babs2219]

Wow! One of the first movies I've ever seen that has not only remained completely true to the book (so far) but has also transferred it's great ideas through the medium of film. This scene is absolutely perfect and I look forward to seeing the rest of the movie.

[sadia5]

i like this film first i thought it was gonna be boring then i realy i liked it.

[jacoboeagle]

How old? Is that a rhetorical question??

I think it was released in 1946, but yes... it's ancient... and great.

[RIODEJANEIRO181]

You're right...It was released in 1946.

[ZimeeZam]

how old is this film?

[spittlesg]

Thanks For Adding It On Here [= Shall Help Me With My Coursework ! Amazing Story <3 x

[katycoyote]

one of the most amazing films ever made, the characters, the locations-inspiring and breath-taking