The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970)

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1970-07-02 United Kingdom 90 Min. PG-13
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Drama, TV Movie

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.

Cast

Anthony Hopkins is Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Gordon Jackson is The Narrator (voice)
The Narrator (voice)
Arthur Lowe is John Dickens
John Dickens
Vivian Pickles is Mrs. Dickens
Mrs. Dickens
Sybil Thorndike is Elizabeth Ball Dickens
Elizabeth Ball Dickens
Nora Nicholson is Rosa Emma Drummond
Rosa Emma Drummond
Stanley Holloway is Mr. Vuffin
Mr. Vuffin
Mona Washbourne is Mrs. Jarley
Mrs. Jarley
Dandy Nichols is Mrs. Gamp
Mrs. Gamp
Freddie Jones is William Shaw
William Shaw
Patrick Cargill is Macready
Macready
Joan Greenwood is Maria Beadnell
Maria Beadnell
Gladys Cooper is Mrs. Ternan
Mrs. Ternan
Michael Wilding is Dolby
Dolby
Jenny Agutter is Young Maria Beadnall/Mary Hogarth/Ellen Ternan
Young Maria Beadnall/Mary Hogarth/Ellen Ternan
Dorothy Reynolds is Mrs. Roylance/Mrs. Hogarth/Mrs. Prigg/Lady Holland
Mrs. Roylance/Mrs. Hogarth/Mrs. Prigg/Lady Holland
Ken Wynne is Mr. Ellis
Mr. Ellis
Gordon Rollings is Codlin/Mould/Ramsay
Codlin/Mould/Ramsay
Jeffry Wickham is Lammert/Whitmore/John Black
Lammert/Whitmore/John Black
Jocelyn Britton is Kate Dickens (as Jocelyn Birdsall)
Kate Dickens (as Jocelyn Birdsall)
Rhoda Lewis is Georgina Hogarth
Georgina Hogarth
Gregory Phillips is Smike
Smike
Roland Pickering is Charles Dickens (as a child)
Charles Dickens (as a child)

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