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The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

(1970)

July 2, 1970 1h 30m
80%
TMDB Score

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.

Ned Sherrin

Director

Top Billed Cast

AH

Anthony Hopkins

Charles Dickens

ST

Sybil Thorndike

Elizabeth Ball Dickens

GC

Gladys Cooper

Mrs. Ternan

JG

Joan Greenwood

Maria Beadnell

SH

Stanley Holloway

Mr. Vuffin

MW

Michael Wilding

Dolby

MW

Mona Washbourne

Mrs. Jarley

GJ

Gordon Jackson

The Narrator (voice)

AL

Arthur Lowe

John Dickens

VP

Vivian Pickles

Mrs. Dickens