Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

357 mins | Drama | Dec. 11, 1987

A drama based on the novel by Charles Dickens which tells the story of Arthur Clennam who is thrown into a debtor's prison. There he meets a young seamstress whose father has been imprisoned for twenty-five years. A film in originally released in two parts.

Little Dorrit

357 mins | Drama | Dec. 11, 1987

Little Dorrit
A drama based on the novel by Charles Dickens which tells the story of Arthur Clennam who is thrown into a debtor's prison. There he meets a young seamstress whose father has been imprisoned for twenty-five years. A film in originally released in two parts.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Cannon Group, Sands Films
Original title Little Dorrit
Directors Christine Edzard
Writers Christine Edzard, Charles Dickens

Cast

Derek Jacobi

as Arthur Clennam

Joan Greenwood

as Mrs. Clennam

Max Wall

as Flintwinch

Patricia Hayes

as Affery

Luke Duckett

as Young Arthur

Alec Guinness

as William Dorrit

Cyril Cusack

as Frederick Dorrit

Sarah Pickering

as Little Dorrit

Amelda Brown

as Fanny Dorrit

Daniel Chatto

as Tip Dorrit

Miriam Margolyes

as Flora Finching

Bill Fraser

as Mr. Casby

Roshan Seth

as Mr. Pancks

Mollie Maureen

as Mr. F.'s Aunt

Diana Malin

as Mr. Casby's Maid

Janice Cramer

as Young Flora

Roger Hammond

as Mr. Meagles

Sophie Ward

as Minnie Meagles

Kathy Staff

as Mrs. Tickit

Amanda Bellamy

as Housemaid

David Thewlis

as George Braddle

Tony Jay

as Doctor

Ruth Sheen

as Society Lady

Marcel Steiner

as Whistler

Darlene Johnson

as Mrs. Robinson

Eric Richard

as Sir George Wills

Morwenna Banks

as Georgina

Ian Gelder

as Reverend Samuel Barnacle

Pip Torrens

as Henry Gowan

Tracey Wilkinson

as Housemaid

John Savident

as Tite Barnacle

Brian Pettifer

as Clarence Barnacle

Edward Burnham

as Daniel Doyce

Harold Innocent

as Mr. Rugg

Eric Francis

as Old Nandy

Susan Field

as Mrs. Tiffin

Liz Smith

as Mrs. Bangham

Robert Putt

as Mr. Chivery

Pauline Quirke

as Maggy

Heathcote Williams

as Dr. Haggage

James Coyle

as Horace Kinch

John McEnery

as Captain Hopkins

Peter Miles

as Mr. Dubbin

Eleanor Bron

as Mrs. Merdle

Michael Elphick

as Mr. Merdle

Robert Morley

as Lord Decimus Barnacle

Jenny Galloway

as Polly