Where to Watch Great Expectations (1946) in the US

What it's about

Pip, a good-natured, gullible young orphan, lives with kind blacksmith Joe Gargery and his bossy, abusive wife "Mrs. Joe". When the boy finds two hidden escaped galley convicts, he obeys under, probably unnecessary, threat of a horrible death to bring the criminals food. He must steal at peril of more caning from the battle-ax. Just when Pip fears to get it really good while they have guests, a soldier comes for Joe who takes Pip along as assistant to work on the chains of the escaped galley-convicts, who are soon caught. The better-natured one takes the blame for the stolen food. Later Pip is invited to became the playmate of Estella, the equally arrogant adoptive daughter of gloomy, filthy rich Miss Havisham at her estate, who actually has "permission" to break the kind kid's heart. Being the only pretty girl he ever saw, she wins his heart forever, even after a mysterious benefactor pays through a lawyer for his education and a rich allowance, so he can become a snob in London, by now "ashamed" of simple Joe. Only after years in idle wealth, Pip learns Havisham is not his benefactor as he assumed, and both her story and those of his real sponsor and Estella.

Cast and crew

Director

David Lean

Writer

Charles Dickens, David Lean, Ronald Neame

Starring

John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Tony Wager

Details

Release date

May 22, 1947

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 4 wins & 4 nominations total

Where to Watch Great Expectations (1946) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Great Expectations in the United States?

Great Expectations is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on FlixFling, fuboTV (HD), HBO Max (HD), and The Criterion Channel (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on Plex Channel (HD), Plex Player (HD), Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV (HD), The Roku Channel (HD), Tubi TV, and YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Artiflix (HD) and Fawesome (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store and Prime Video.

Can I stream Great Expectations or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Watch the movie with a subscription on FlixFling, fuboTV (HD), HBO Max (HD), and The Criterion Channel (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store and Prime Video.

Can I watch Great Expectations for free in the United States?

Watch the movie free with ads on Plex Channel (HD), Plex Player (HD), Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV (HD), The Roku Channel (HD), Tubi TV, and YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Artiflix (HD) and Fawesome (HD).