Sir David Lean had an incredible film career directing epics from The Bridge on the River Kwai to Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago.

Alongside adapting Charles Dickens classic Oliver Twist, he also brought Great Expectations to the big screen.

The 1946 British classic stars John Mills and Valerie Hobson and also features Jean Simmons and Alec Guinness.

A shorter version of the novel, Lean was inspired by an abridged stage production of the book written by Guinness, who also played Herbert…