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

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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