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An orphan falls in love with the cold-hearted adopted daughter of an eccentric old woman. A mysterious benefactor gives him the chance to rise through London's high society, but in the process he forgets his humble roots and is not prepared for the truth about the girl he loves and the stranger funding his new life. Drama, based on Charles Dickens' novel, starring John Mills, Jean Simmons, Finlay Currie and Alec Guinness
1946
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16x9
Historical/Period Drama
Literary Adaptation
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
John Mills
(Actor)
.. Adult Pip
Jean Simmons
(Actor)
.. Young Estella
Alec Guinness
(Actor)
.. Herbert Pocket
Valerie Hobson
(Actor)
.. Adult Estella
Finlay Currie
(Actor)
.. Abel Magwitch
Martita Hunt
(Actor)
.. Miss Havisham
Bernard Miles
(Actor)
.. Joe Gargery
Francis L Sullivan
(Actor)
.. Jaggers
Ivor Barnard
(Actor)
.. Wemmick
Anthony Wager
(Actor)
.. Young Pip
David Lean
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
John Mills
(Actor)
.. Adult Pip
Born:
February 22, 1908
in
Norfolk
Best Known For:
A distinguished film and TV career.
Early-life:
Born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills at the Watts Naval School in North Elmham, Norfolk on February 22, 1908. His father was a teacher and his mother worked as a theatre box-office manager. John trained as a dancer in London at Zelia Raye's Dancing School and began appearing as a chorus boy in revues on the London stage.
Career:
Mills made his film debut in The Midshipmaid (1932) and went on to appear in a number of films, including Goodbye, Mr Chips (1939), before he enlisted in the Royal Engineers at the start of the Second World War. His war was cut short in 1942 by a stomach ulcer. He quickly returned to acting and went on to star in a number of acclaimed films in a career that spanned 70 years. Notable works included Great Expectations (1946), Scott of the Antarctic (1948), The Colditz Story (1954), Ice Cold in Alex (1958), Tunes of Glory (1960), Swiss Family Robinson (1960), Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), Ryan's Daughter (1970), Young Winston (1972), Gandhi (1982) and Hamlet (1996). Among his roles on TV, he starred in Quatermass, Young at Heart, A Woman of Substance and Martin Chuzzlewit. He also appeared in a number of productions on Broadway. He was knighted in 1976. He died on April 23, 2005, at the age of 97.
Quote:
'One of the luckiest things that ever happened to me was to be born with a desperate desire to become an actor.'
Trivia:
Father of actors Juliet and Haley Mills. Won an Academy Award for Ryan's Daughter. He portrayed a military character, usually an officer, in a number of films.
Jean Simmons
(Actor)
.. Young Estella
Alec Guinness
(Actor)
.. Herbert Pocket
Valerie Hobson
(Actor)
.. Adult Estella
Finlay Currie
(Actor)
.. Abel Magwitch
Martita Hunt
(Actor)
.. Miss Havisham
Bernard Miles
(Actor)
.. Joe Gargery
Francis L Sullivan
(Actor)
.. Jaggers
Ivor Barnard
(Actor)
.. Wemmick
Anthony Wager
(Actor)
.. Young Pip
David Lean
(Director)
