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Great Expectations
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About 1946 film by David Lean
Genres drama
Directed by David Lean
Written by David Lean, Ronald Neame, Kay Walsh, Anthony Havelock-Allan
Starring Alec Guinness, Jean Simmons, John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Martita Hunt, Francis L. Sullivan, Finlay Currie, Torin Thatcher
Music Walter Goehr
Runtime 118 min
Country United Kingdom
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