Great Expectations is a 2013 English-language Drama movie directed by Mike Newell and produced by David Faigenblum, Elizabeth Karlsen, Emanuel Michael and Stephen Woolley under the banner of BFI in collaboration with BBC Films, Unision Films, HanWay Films, Lipsync Productions and Number 9 Films. This stunning adaptation of Dickens' classic tale was captured live from the Vaudeville Theatre in the West End. Although Great Expectations has been adapted for film on two separate occasions, once by David Lean in 1946 and most recently by Mike Newell, it has never been produced for The West End or Broadway, widely believed to be too difficult to translate to stage. However, this Jo Clifford adaptation has been universally acclaimed as a triumph on its sellout tour of the UK head of its West End debut. In addition to the production, this version include red carpet arrivals from the February 7 premiere and behind the scenes footage exclusively for cinema audiences. Written by Eric Miler. Great expectations features Jeremy Irvine in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Robbie Coltrane, Holliday Grainger, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Jack Ellis and Christopher Ellison. The screenplay is written by David Nicholls which is inspired from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The music was composed by Richard Hartley. Cinematography was done by John Mathieson and editing by Tariq Anwar. The motion picture has a running time of 128 minutes. It was released on 21st March 2013. The movie made a box office gross of $0 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Lionsgate.