The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

Nan
1h 30m
1970

Overview

British television film about the life of Charles Dickens directed by Ned Sherrin and starring Anthony Hopkins, Jenny Agutter and Arthur Lowe. Hopkins performance as Dickens saw him nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in 1971.

Country : United Kingdom
Languages : Not Available
Released Date: 1970-07-02
Director : Ned Sherrin

Top Billed Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Charles Dickens

Gordon Jackson

The Narrator (voice)

Arthur Lowe

John Dickens

Vivian Pickles

Mrs. Dickens

Sybil Thorndike

Elizabeth Ball Dickens

Nora Nicholson

Rosa Emma Drummond

Stanley Holloway

Mr. Vuffin

Mona Washbourne

Mrs. Jarley

Dandy Nichols

Mrs. Gamp

Freddie Jones

William Shaw

Patrick Cargill

Macready

Joan Greenwood

Maria Beadnell

Gladys Cooper

Mrs. Ternan

Michael Wilding

Dolby

Jenny Agutter

Young Maria Beadnall/Mary Hogarth/Ellen Ternan

Dorothy Reynolds

Mrs. Roylance/Mrs. Hogarth/Mrs. Prigg/Lady Holland

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