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Great Expectations (1946) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

David Lean

Writing Credits  

Charles Dickens ... (by)
 
David Lean ... (adapted for the screen by) &
Ronald Neame ... (adapted for the screen by) &
Anthony Havelock-Allan ... (adapted for the screen by) and
Kay Walsh ... (adapted for the screen with) and
Cecil McGivern ... (adapted for the screen with)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

John Mills ... Pip
Tony Wager ... Young Pip (as Anthony Wager)
Valerie Hobson ... Estella
Jean Simmons ... Young Estella
Bernard Miles ... Joe Gargery
Francis L. Sullivan ... Mr. Jaggers
Finlay Currie ... Magwitch
Martita Hunt ... Miss Havisham
Alec Guinness ... Herbert Pocket
Ivor Barnard ... Mr. Wemmick
Freda Jackson ... Mrs.Joe
Eileen Erskine ... Biddy
George Hayes ... Convict
Hay Petrie ... Uncle Pumblechook
John Forrest John Forrest ... The Pale Young Gentleman
Torin Thatcher ... Bentley Drummle
O.B. Clarence ... The Aged Parent (as O. B. Clarence)
John Burch John Burch ... Mr. Wopsle
Richard George ... The Sergeant
Grace Denbeigh-Russell Grace Denbeigh-Russell ... Mrs. Wopsle (as Grace Denbigh-Russell)
Everley Gregg ... Sarah Pocket
Anne Holland Anne Holland ... Relation
Frank Atkinson ... Mike
Gordon Begg Gordon Begg ... Night Porter
Edie Martin ... Mrs. Whimple
Walford Hyden Walford Hyden ... The Dancing Master
Roy Arthur Roy Arthur ... Galley Steersman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Adams John Adams ... Soldier (uncredited)
Howard Lang Howard Lang ... Man Sitting Next to Pip at Magwitch's Trial (uncredited)
Jack May ... Ostler (uncredited)
Milo O'Shea ... Condemned criminal (uncredited)
Ernie Pratt Ernie Pratt ... Police Officer in Boat (uncredited)
Bert Simms Bert Simms ... Judge's Assistant (uncredited)

Produced by 

Anthony Havelock-Allan ... executive producer
Ronald Neame ... producer (produced by)

Music by 

Walter Goehr

Cinematography by 

Guy Green ... (photographed by)

Editing by 

Jack Harris

Casting By 

Pat MacDonnell ... (uncredited)
Adele Raymond ... (uncredited)
Maude Spector ... (uncredited)

Production Design by 

John Bryan

Art Direction by 

Wilfred Shingleton

Set Decoration by 

Erik Blakemore

Costume Design by 

Sophie Devine ... (as Sophia Harris of Motley) (costumes designed by)

Makeup Department 

George Blackler ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Ernest Gasser ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Norman Spencer ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

George Pollock ... assistant director
Eric Braun ... third assistant director (uncredited)
Philip Shipway ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Chick Simpson ... third assistant director (uncredited)
Victor Wark ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

John Elphick ... chief assistant art director (uncredited)
Bill Holmes ... draughtsman (uncredited)
T. Hopewell Ash ... draughtsman (uncredited)
William Hutchinson ... assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Bill Cook ... boom operator
Stanley Lambourne ... sound recordist
Gordon K. McCallum ... sound recordist (as Gordon K.McCallum)
Winston Ryder ... sound editor
Gerry Crampton ... sound assistant (uncredited)
Bill Daniels ... dubbing crew (uncredited)
John Dennis ... production sound mixer (uncredited)
Desmond Dew ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Fred Goodes ... sound camera operator (uncredited)
Charles Knott ... maintenance engineer (uncredited)
John W. Mitchell ... sound effects recordist (uncredited)
George Paternoster ... boom operator (uncredited)
Jack Slade ... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
J.B. Smith ... dubbing crew (uncredited)
C.C. Stevens ... production sound mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Les Bowie ... matte painter (uncredited)
Syd Howell ... back projection (uncredited)
Douglas Woolsey ... models (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Robert Huke ... camera operator (as Nigel Huke)
Jim Body ... focus puller (uncredited)
Peter Davies ... music sound camera (uncredited)
John Godar ... focus puller (uncredited)
Tony Hermes ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Alan Hume ... second camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Arthur Ibbetson ... camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Skeets Kelly ... second camera operator (uncredited)
Robert Krasker ... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Kelvin Pike ... clapper loader: second unit (uncredited)
Henry Slagter ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Cyril Stanborough ... still photographer (uncredited)
Ernest Steward ... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Margaret Furse ... costumes designer: assisted by

Editorial Department 

John Cooke ... second assistant editor (uncredited)
Margery Saunders ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Location Management 

John Alderson ... location manager (uncredited)

Music Department 

Walter Goehr ... conductor
Roy Douglas ... additional orchestrator (uncredited)
John Huntley ... music technician (uncredited)
Kenneth Pakeman ... composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Maggie Unsworth ... continuity (as Margaret Sibley)
Yvonne Axworthy ... script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Suria Magito ... dances arranged by
J. Arthur Rank ... presenter (as J.Arthur Rank)
Bernard Coote ... production accountant (uncredited)
Vicky Fuggle ... production secretary (uncredited)
Martita Hunt ... voice: cow (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

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