7.8IMDb29k votes
Directed by David Lean
With John Mills · Valerie Hobson · Tony Wager
the vibe
- 🌀 slow burn
- 🧠 intelligent
- 🎭 sad, cathartic
the story
An orphan learns he has a mysterious benefactor and navigates his complex feelings for a cold-hearted woman.
the plot
contains spoilers
- pip discovers through lawyer mr. jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure he becomes a gentleman
- pip is reunited with his childhood patron, miss havisham
- pip is reunited with his first love, estella
- miss havisham has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman
- miss havisham has made estella into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker
awards & recognition
- Oscar Winner
- Won 2 Oscars.
- 4 wins & 4 nominations total.
where to watch
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