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Great Expectations(Movie, 1998)

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| 1h 51min | Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
Great ExpectationsRating: 3.3/5 (with 255255 votes)
Great Expectations is a 1998 American romantic drama film directed by Alfonso Cuarón, from a screenplay by Mitch Glazer and starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria, Chris Cooper, Anne Bancroft, and Robert De Niro. A contemporary film adaptation of Charles Dickens’s 1861 novel of the same name, it is known for having moved the setting of the original novel from 1812-1827 London to 1990s New York, with the hero's name having been changed from "Pip" to "Finn," the character of "Miss Havisham" having been renamed "Nora Dinsmoor" and "Abel Magwitch" being renamed "Arthur Lustig." The film received mixed reviews. ()
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About Great Expectations

Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, "Great Expectations" takes a unique and contemporary look at life's great coincidences.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on the work of: Charles Dickens ("Great Expectations")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 25 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 01/30/1998
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Great Expectations (1998)"
"Paradiso perduto (De Niro)"
"위대한 유산"
"Grandes Esperanzas"
Keywords: artists life, artist
Budget: 25,000,000 USD
Revenue: 55,494,066 USD (= 222%)

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Other movies with this title: Great Expectations (US, 1917), Great Expectations (DK, 1922), Great Expectations (US, 1934), Great Expectations (GB, 1946), Great Expectations (GB/US, 1974), Great Expectations (AU, 1983), Great Expectations (GB/US, 1999), Great Expectations (2007), Great Expectations (GB/US, 2012), Great Expectations (GB, 2013), Great Expectations (FR, 2019)

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