Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Jack Gold

Writers:

Frances Hodgson Burnett (novel)
Blanche Hanalis (screenplay)

Release Date:

December 1980 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Family

Plot:

Ceddie, Earl of Dorincourt's only grandson and heir lives in America with his mother. The Earl, getting old...

Plot Keywords:

England | Boy | Castle | Children | Young Boy

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Rick Schroder	...	Lord Fauntleroy (Ceddie Errol) (as Ricky Schroder)
Alec Guinness	...	Earl of Dorincourt
Eric Porter	...	Havisham
Colin Blakely	...	Hobbs
Connie Booth	...	Mrs. Errol
Rachel Kempson	...	Lady Lorradaile
Carmel McSharry	...	Mary
Antonia Pemberton	...	Dawson
Rolf Saxon	...	Dick
John Cater	...	Thomas
Peter Copley	...	Rev. Muldaur
Patsy Rowlands	...	Mrs. Dibble
Ann Way	...	Miss Smith
Patrick Stewart	...	Wilkins
Gerry Cowper	...	Mellon

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:G | Finland:S | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Belvoir Castle, Belvoir, Leicestershire, England, UK

Company:

Norman Rosemont Productions

Trivia:

The film has become a Christmas classic on German TV; it is shown (almost) every year and attracts millions of viewers every time.

Movie Connections:

Version of Little Lord Fauntleroy (1914)

Far and away the best version ever made!

Not only an excellent leading cast, Alec Guinness superb as the curmudgeony earl and Ricky Schroeder believably charming as the American boy thrust into the world of the English nobility, the minor characters are also exceptional: Eric Porter as the earl's steward and Patrick Stewart as the head coachman both particularly memorable. The pace of the film is also excellent, events happen and characters develop with interesting detail but without over emphasis or very drawn out scenes. Overall, in our family's top 20 or even top 10 fims. So, why on earth can't the studio issue this film on VHS or DVD! Considering the absolute rubbish that is now available even on DVD there must surely be a market for an excellent seasonal "family" film like this. We made a recording when this film was shown on TV sometime in the early 80s, since when it has been played at least twice a year for the last 20 years and both sound and vision have now deteriorated to a point where it is almost unwatchable. PLEASE! someone, pass this request on to the studio and get it issued on DVD. We know there are many families like us who would be happy to pay £15 or so for a new version to play for the next 20 years.