United Kingdom / Dec 11, 1987
5h 57min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Amy Dorrit spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison in London. Amy and her family's world is transformed when her employer's son, Arthur Clennam, returns from overseas to solve his family's mysterious legacy and discovers that their lives are interlinked.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sarah Pickering | Little Dorrit |
| Amelda Brown | Fanny Dorrit |
| Daniel Chatto | Tip Dorrit |
| Miriam Margolyes | Flora Finching |
| Bill Fraser | Mr. Casby |
| Roshan Seth | Mr. Pancks |
| Mollie Maureen | Mr. F.'s Aunt |
| Diana Malin | Mr. Casby's Maid |
| Janice Cramer | Young Flora |
| Roger Hammond | Mr. Meagles |
| Sophie Ward | Minnie Meagles |
| Kathy Staff | Mrs. Tickit |
| Amanda Bellamy | Housemaid |
| David Thewlis | George Braddle |
| Tony Jay | Doctor |
| Ruth Sheen | Society Lady |
| Marcel Steiner | Whistler |
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| Darlene Johnson | Mrs. Robinson |
| Eric Richard | Sir George Wills |
| Morwenna Banks | Georgina |
| Ian Gelder | Reverend Samuel Barnacle |
| Pip Torrens | Henry Gowan |
| Tracey Wilkinson | Housemaid |
| John Savident | Tite Barnacle |
| Brian Pettifer | Clarence Barnacle |
| Edward Burnham | Daniel Doyce |
| Harold Innocent | Mr. Rugg |
| Eric Francis | Old Nandy |
| Susan Field | Mrs. Tiffin |
| Liz Smith | Mrs. Bangham |
| Robert Putt | Mr. Chivery |
| Pauline Quirke | Maggy |
| Heathcote Williams | Dr. Haggage |
| James Coyle | Horace Kinch |
| John McEnery | Captain Hopkins |
| Peter Miles | Mr. Dubbin |
| Eleanor Bron | Mrs. Merdle |
| Michael Elphick | Mr. Merdle |
| Robert Morley | Lord Decimus Barnacle |
| Jenny Galloway | Polly |
| Alec Wallis | Discreet Clerk |
| Seymour Green | Tailor |
| Alan Bennett | The Bishop |
| Rosalie Crutchley | Dinner party guest |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Little Dorrit |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Sands Films |
| Release date | 11 dicembre 1987 |
| Production | Richard Goodwin, John Brabourne |
| Writer | Charles Dickens, Christine Edzard |
| Casting | Celia Bannerman |
| Editing | Olivier Stockman, Fraser Maclean |
| Cinematography | Bruno de Keyzer |
| Assistant directors | Christine Edzard |
| Camera operators | Bruno de Keyzer |
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| Additional photography | Bruno de Keyzer |
| Production design | Bryn Siddall |
| Art direction | Bryn Siddall |
| Set decoration | Bryn Siddall |
| Music | Michel Sanvoisin, Paul Carr |
| Sound | Michel Sanvoisin, Paul Carr |
| Costume design | Barbara Sonnex, Judith Loom, Joyce Carter, Jackie Smith, Danielle Garderes, Marion Weise, Sally Neale, Claude Gastine, Shirley Nevin |
| Makeup | Barbara Sonnex, Shirley Nevin, Judith Loom, Joyce Carter, Jackie Smith, Danielle Garderes, Marion Weise, Sally Neale, Claude Gastine |
| Hairstyling | Barbara Sonnex, Shirley Nevin, Judith Loom, Joyce Carter, Jackie Smith, Danielle Garderes, Marion Weise, Sally Neale, Claude Gastine |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Mar 25, 1988
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