The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970)
- Directed by
- Ned Sherrin
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This television film tells the story of writer Charles Dickens's life. Anthony Hopkins plays Dickens as he navigates his career and personal relationships.
biographicalperiod-pieceearnestrestrainedliterarymeasuredwarmnostalgic
What happens
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens is a 1970 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.