Product Details

• Actors: Kim Thomson, Martin Harvey
• Producers: Johnny Goodman, Patrick Dromgoole
• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 3
• Studio: Buena Vista Home Ent
• VHS Release Date: May 21, 1996
• Run Time: 303 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301788486
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,728 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Phillip Pirrup, known as Pip, meets a convict or two in a graveyard and 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, her beautiful ward Estella, and the unusual lawyer Jaeggers.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Re-release this video, March 19, 2000

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Dave Poetzinger (Aptos, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Great Expectations [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is by far the best version of Great Expectations that I have seen. I do not know why Disney does not have this available for purchase. It is the most faithful to the novel and has great performances.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!, October 22, 2004

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Viewer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Great Expectations [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is by far the best adaptation ever made! True to the text with stellar performances by the entire cast. In our opinion this is the best performance ever done by the great Anthony Hopkins. My VHS version has worn out because we have made a family tradition of watching it together every Christmas. I cannot understand why this not out on DVD!

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Teaching Help, May 11, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Great Expectations [VHS] (VHS Tape)

As a freshman English teacher, I was looking for a teaching tool to help make Great Expectations become "real" to my students. This film was a great tool because it followed the novel so closely. We were able to read a block of chapters, complete study questions on that block, and finally watch the film version of those chapters come alive on screen. The fidelity with which the cast and crew deliver this Dickens classic are more than commendable. 5 stars from a very grateful teacher.