Movie

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970 · 90 min
A stately, affectionate biographical drama that unfolds like a stage tribute, anchored by a magnetic central performance.
- Directed by
- Ned Sherrin
- Genres
- Drama, Tv movie
- Starring
- Anthony Hopkins, Sybil Thorndike, Gladys Cooper
- 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.
- How it feels
- Earnest, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Art, identity, class, family
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Ned Sherrin
- Genres
- Drama, Tv movie
- Starring
- Anthony Hopkins, Sybil Thorndike, Gladys Cooper














