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Little Dorrit

  • 1987
  • G
  • 5h 57m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.3K
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Alec Guinness, Derek Jacobi, Joan Greenwood, Robert Morley, and Sarah Pickering in Little Dorrit (1987)
Arthur returns to London after working abroad for many years with his now deceased father. Almost at once he becomes involved in the problems of his mother's seamstress Amy and of her father residing in the Marshalsea debtors' prison.
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Arthur returns to London after working abroad for many years with his now deceased father. Almost at once he becomes involved in the problems of his mother's seamstress Amy and of her father... Read allArthur returns to London after working abroad for many years with his now deceased father. Almost at once he becomes involved in the problems of his mother's seamstress Amy and of her father residing in the Marshalsea debtors' prison.Arthur returns to London after working abroad for many years with his now deceased father. Almost at once he becomes involved in the problems of his mother's seamstress Amy and of her father residing in the Marshalsea debtors' prison.

  • Director
    • Christine Edzard
  • Writers
    • Christine Edzard
    • Charles Dickens
  • Stars
    • Derek Jacobi
    • Alec Guinness
    • Joan Greenwood
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Christine Edzard
    • Writers
      • Christine Edzard
      • Charles Dickens
    • Stars
      • Derek Jacobi
      • Alec Guinness
      • Joan Greenwood
    • 20User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 3 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Top cast99+

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    Derek Jacobi
    Derek Jacobi
    • Arthur Clennam
    Alec Guinness
    Alec Guinness
    • William Dorrit
    Joan Greenwood
    Joan Greenwood
    • Mrs. Clennam
    Max Wall
    Max Wall
    • Flintwinch
    Patricia Hayes
    Patricia Hayes
    • Affery
    Luke Duckett
    • Young Arthur
    Cyril Cusack
    Cyril Cusack
    • Frederick Dorrit
    Sarah Pickering
    • Little Dorrit
    Amelda Brown
    Amelda Brown
    • Fanny Dorrit
    Daniel Chatto
    • Tip Dorrit
    Miriam Margolyes
    Miriam Margolyes
    • Flora Finching
    Bill Fraser
    • Mr. Casby
    Roshan Seth
    Roshan Seth
    • Mr. Pancks
    Mollie Maureen
    • Mr. F.'s Aunt
    Diana Malin
    • Mr. Casby's Maid
    Janice Cramer
    • Young Flora
    Roger Hammond
    Roger Hammond
    • Mr. Meagles
    Sophie Ward
    Sophie Ward
    • Minnie Meagles
    • Director
      • Christine Edzard
    • Writers
      • Christine Edzard
      • Charles Dickens
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Up until O.J.: Made in America (2016) with its running time of seven hours, this movie was the longest movie to receive an Oscar nomination.
    • Goofs
      Near the end of part 1, Mr Pancks puts his finger through Arthur's coat's right lapel button hole and pulls him toward the stairs. In the next shot, at the bottom of the stairs, his finger is through a hole in the left lapel.
    • Quotes

      William Dorrit: Welcome to the Marshalsea, Sir. I have welcomed many gentlemen to these walls, please sit down Mr. Clennam. My daughter Amy may have mentioned that I am the father of this place. You'' excuse the primitive customs to which we are reduced here.

    • Alternate versions
      In 2024 Tubi split this program into 2 parts, but part 2 is only found online in Spanish.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Everybody's All-American/U2: Rattle and Hum/The Good Mother/Little Dorrit/A Cry in the Dark (1988)

    User reviews20

    Featured review
    10/10

    Make it through to the end. SO worth it!

    When I saw this film, in "Part 1" and "Part 2" format, in the cinema, I truly did not think I would return the following week for Part 2. All exposition, seemingly nothing happening. What a slog! Then, in the final moments of the film, question upon question is posed, with the invitation to see the same story from a different point of view - wait, what? I had to come back! I was then treated to three hours of pure payoff! Everything from Part 1 was answered in Part 2 and I had the most transformative film going experience yet. With the caveat that the first three hours are homework, I have only ever highly recommended this adaptation. Love it!
    • ricotious
    • May 6, 2020
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    • Release date
      • October 21, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Charles Dicken's Klein Dorrit
    • Filming locations
      • Sands Films Studios, Rotherhithe, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Cannon Screen Entertainment
      • Sands Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,025,228
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,025,228
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    • Runtime
      5 hours 57 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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