Great Expectations: The Untold Story (1987) Online
This very different version of the Charles Dickens timeless story set in the mid-19th century follows the adventures of Magwitch, the escaped convict who forced the young Pip to hide and steal for him in the first part of the story. Then it settles to Magwitch's wonderings through Europe and his journey to Australia where it shows the means he used to become a wealthy gentleman and the reasons he decided to become Pip's benefactor.
Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
John Stanton | - | Abel Magwitch | |
Sigrid Thornton | - | Bridget Tankerton | |
Robert Coleby | - | Roger Compeyson | |
Noel Ferrier | - | Jaggers | |
Todd Boyce | - | Pip | |
Anne-Louise Lambert | - | Estella | |
Ron Haddrick | - | Tankerton | |
Bruce Spence | - | Joe Gargery | |
Jill Forster | - | Miss Havisham | |
Gerard Kennedy | - | Tooth | |
Dan Simmonds | - | Young Pip (as Danny Simmonds) | |
Phillip Hinton | - | Cpl. Marley | |
Serge Lazareff | - | Courtney | |
Tim Elliott | - | Capt. Fitzwater | |
Tony Wager | - | Sergeant |
In contrast to many of the adaptions of the original novel, in this adaption Abel Magwitch, not Pip, is the main protagonist.
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