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The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

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.

Top Cast

  • Anthony Hopkins

    Anthony Hopkins

    Charles Dickens

  • Sybil Thorndike

    Sybil Thorndike

    Elizabeth Ball Dickens

  • Gladys Cooper

    Gladys Cooper

    Mrs. Ternan

  • Joan Greenwood

    Joan Greenwood

    Maria Beadnell

  • Stanley Holloway

    Stanley Holloway

    Mr. Vuffin

  • Michael Wilding

    Michael Wilding

    Dolby

  • Mona Washbourne

    Mona Washbourne

    Mrs. Jarley

  • Gordon Jackson

    Gordon Jackson

    The Narrator (voice)

  • Arthur Lowe

    Arthur Lowe

    John Dickens

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.

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