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Watch The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970) Official Trailer
8 / 10 IMDb July 2, 1970 1h 30m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 30m
Release Date
July 2, 1970
Genre
Drama, TV Movie
Status
Released
Country
United Kingdom
Cast
Anthony Hopkins
as Charles Dickens
Sybil Thorndike
as Elizabeth Ball Dickens
Gladys Cooper
as Mrs. Ternan
Joan Greenwood
as Maria Beadnell
Stanley Holloway
as Mr. Vuffin
Michael Wilding
as Dolby
Mona Washbourne
as Mrs. Jarley
Gordon Jackson
as The Narrator (voice)
Arthur Lowe
as John Dickens
Vivian Pickles
as Mrs. Dickens
Nora Nicholson
as Rosa Emma Drummond
Dandy Nichols
as Mrs. Gamp
Freddie Jones
as William Shaw
Patrick Cargill
as Macready
Jenny Agutter
as Young Maria Beadnall/Mary Hogarth/Ellen Ternan
Dorothy Reynolds
as Mrs. Roylance/Mrs. Hogarth/Mrs. Prigg/Lady Holland
Gordon Rollings
as Codlin/Mould/Ramsay
Jeffry Wickham
as Lammert/Whitmore/John Black
Rhoda Lewis
as Georgina Hogarth
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Ken Wynne
as Mr. Ellis
Production Companies
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