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The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970)

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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.

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Director

Ned Sherrin

ReleasedJul 2, 1970
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased
BBC

Top Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Charles Dickens

Sybil Thorndike

Sybil Thorndike

Elizabeth Ball Dickens

Gladys Cooper

Gladys Cooper

Mrs. Ternan

Joan Greenwood

Joan Greenwood

Maria Beadnell

Stanley Holloway

Stanley Holloway

Mr. Vuffin

Michael Wilding

Michael Wilding

Dolby

Mona Washbourne

Mona Washbourne

Mrs. Jarley

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson

The Narrator (voice)

Arthur Lowe

Arthur Lowe

John Dickens

Vivian Pickles

Vivian Pickles

Mrs. Dickens

Nora Nicholson

Nora Nicholson

Rosa Emma Drummond

Dandy Nichols

Dandy Nichols

Mrs. Gamp

Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones

William Shaw

Patrick Cargill

Patrick Cargill

Macready

Jenny Agutter

Jenny Agutter

Young Maria Beadnall/Mary Hogarth/Ellen Ternan

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