Great Expectations (1922)
Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
Director: A.W. Sandberg
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 113 min
Release Date: February 28, 1922
Cast
- Gerhard Jessen - Joe Gargery the blacksmith
- Ellen Rovsing - Mrs Gargary
- Martin Herzberg - Pip as a child
- Harry Komdrup - Pip
- Peter Nielsen - Dolge Orlick
- Emil Helsengreen - Abel Magwitch
- Marie Dinesen - Miss Havisham
- Olga Belajeff - Estella, Miss Havisham's foster daughter
- Esther Kjær Jensen - Estella as a child
- Egill Rostrup - Mr Jaggers the lawyer
Screenplay
- Laurids Skands
- Charles Dickens (Novel)
Cinematography: Einar Olsen, Louis Larsen
Production: Nordisk Film Denmark
Country: Denmark
Language: No Language
Original Language: da
Keywords
literary adaptation
More Films by Director: A.W. Sandberg
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Great Expectations about?
- Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
- Who directed Great Expectations?
- Great Expectations was directed by A.W. Sandberg.
- Who stars in Great Expectations?
- Great Expectations stars Gerhard Jessen, Ellen Rovsing, Martin Herzberg, Harry Komdrup, Peter Nielsen, Emil Helsengreen.
- How long is Great Expectations?
- Great Expectations has a runtime of 1h 53m (113 minutes).
- What genre is Great Expectations?
- Great Expectations is a Drama film.
- Where was Great Expectations produced?
- Great Expectations was produced in Denmark.