{"product_id":"great-expec-89","title":"Great Expectations 1989 (3 Disc DVD Set) Jean Simmons, John Rhys-Davies, Ray McAnally, Anthony Calf, and Anthony Hopkins","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreat Expectations \u003c\/strong\u003e1989 (3 Disc DVD Set) Color Shown in original aspect ratio Approx. 303 min. Playable in North America (the US, Canada, Mexico, etc.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eStarring: Jean Simmons, John Rhys-Davies, Ray McAnally, Anthony Calf, Kim Thomson, Adam Blackwood and Anthony Hopkins. Written by Charles Dickens (novel) and John Goldsmith. Directed by Kevin Connor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePhillip \"Pip\" Pirrip (Anthony Calf) meets a convict (Anthony Hopkins) in a graveyard and this very strange meeting sets into motion a series of events that lead him from a comfortable life in his brother-in-law's forge to a mysterious inheritance and his acquaintance with the eerie Miss Havisham (Jean Simmons), her beautiful ward Estella (Kim Thomson), and the unusual lawyer Mr. Jaggers (Ray McAnally).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eChapter One: An Eerie World\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eChapter Two: The Secret Benefactor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eChapter Three: The Education of a Gentleman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eChapter Four: A Decaying Life\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eChapter Five: The Hunt for Magwitch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eChapter Six: Late Regret\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eInitially shown in the USA during the Summer of 1989 on the Disney Channel as a 3-part serial, each episode running 2 hours (including commercials). It was broadcast in the UK 2 years later, as a 6 part serial on the ITV network, each episode fitting an hour-long slot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe drama serial format, running approx. five hours, enabled much more of the original story to be filmed than other versions, allowed the restoration of significant characters omitted in other versions, such as Orlick and Wopsle, and the better examination of the roles of other characters, such as Biddy, Drummle, Miss Havisham and the adult Estella. The result is more understandable plot development, and the revelation of themes of the work that tend to be obscured in shorter versions, such as class striving and the values of character vs. wealth. This version takes relatively few liberties with characters and plot turns, and adheres closely to Dickens' published ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJean Simmons (Miss Havisham) previously played the young Estella in Great Expectations (1946).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"'-PFL-","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44988908601397,"sku":null,"price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0035\/4058\/2467\/files\/GREATEXPECTATIONS-1989-sm.jpg?v=1771041025","url":"https:\/\/giddyupvideo.com\/products\/great-expec-89","provider":"Giddy Up Video","version":"1.0","type":"link"}