Little Dorrit (film)
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| Directed by | Christine Edzard |
| Produced by | John Brabourne Richard B. Goodwin |
| Written by | Christine Edzard Charles Dickens (novel) |
| Starring | Derek Jacobi Joan Greenwood Alec Guinness Miriam Margolyes Roshan Seth Sarah Pickering |
| Distributed by | Cannon Film Distributors |
| Release date(s) | March 26, 1988 |
| Running time | 360 min |
| Language | English |
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Little Dorrit is a 1988 film adaptation of the novel, Little Dorrit, by Charles Dickens. It was written and directed by Christine Edzard, and produced by John Brabourne and Richard B. Goodwin. The music, by Giuseppe Verdi, was arranged by Michael Sanvoisin.
The film stars Derek Jacobi as Arthur Clenham and Sarah Pickering in the title role. A huge cast of seasoned British stage and film actors was assembled to play the dozens of roles. Among them are Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Roshan Seth, Miriam Margolyes Cyril Cusack and Max Wall.
[edit] Production
Little Dorrit lasts 360 minutes and was released in two separate parts of approximately three hours each. The first part was subtitled Nobody's Fault and the second, Little Dorrit's Story. Together they made effectively two films. The production company which made the film, Sands Films, was operated by the Christine Edzard, the director, and her husband, Richard Goodwin.
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