Great Expectations (2012 film)

Great Expectations
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mike Newell
Screenplay by	David Nicholls
Based on	Great Expectations 1861 novel by Charles Dickens
Produced by	David Faigenblum Elizabeth Karlsen Emanuel Michael Stephen Woolley
Starring	Jeremy Irvine Robbie Coltrane Holliday Grainger Helena Bonham Carter Ralph Fiennes
Cinematography	John Mathieson
Edited by	Tariq Anwar
Music by	Richard Hartley
Production companies	982 Media BFI BBC Films Unison Films HanWay Films Lipsync Productions Number 9 Films
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release dates	11 September 2012 (2012-09-11) (Toronto) 30 November 2012 (2012-11-30) (United Kingdom)
Running time	128 minutes[1]
Countries	United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Box office	$6.2 million[2]

Great Expectations is a 2012 British-American film adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1861 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Mike Newell, with the adapted screenplay by David Nicholls, and stars Jeremy Irvine, Helena Bonham Carter, Holliday Grainger, Ralph Fiennes and Robbie Coltrane. It was distributed by Lionsgate.

Nicholls adapted the screenplay after being asked to work on it by producers Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley, with whom he had worked on And When Did You Last See Your Father?. Helena Bonham Carter was asked by Newell to appear as Miss Havisham and accepted the role after some initial apprehension, while Irvine was initially intimidated by the thought of appearing on screen as Pip.

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in the UK on 30 November 2012.