Little Dorrit

6.5

357 minutes

12/11/1987

Overview

A drama based on the novel by Charles Dickens which tells the story of Arthur Clennam who is thrown into a debtor's prison. There he meets a young seamstress whose father has been imprisoned for twenty-five years. A film originally released in two parts.

Cast List

Derek Jacobi
as Arthur Clennam
Joan Greenwood
as Mrs. Clennam
Max Wall
as Flintwinch
Patricia Hayes
as Affery
Luke Duckett
as Young Arthur
Alec Guinness
as William Dorrit
Cyril Cusack
as Frederick Dorrit
Sarah Pickering
as Little Dorrit
Amelda Brown
as Fanny Dorrit
Daniel Chatto
as Tip Dorrit
Miriam Margolyes
as Flora Finching
Bill Fraser
as Mr. Casby
Roshan Seth
as Mr. Pancks
Mollie Maureen
as Mr. F.'s Aunt
Diana Malin
as Mr. Casby's Maid
Janice Cramer
as Young Flora
Roger Hammond
as Mr. Meagles
Sophie Ward
as Minnie Meagles
Kathy Staff
as Mrs. Tickit
Amanda Bellamy
as Housemaid
David Thewlis
as George Braddle
Tony Jay
as Doctor
Ruth Sheen
as Society Lady
Marcel Steiner
as Whistler
Darlene Johnson
as Mrs. Robinson
Eric Richard
as Sir George Wills
Morwenna Banks
as Georgina
Ian Gelder
as Reverend Samuel Barnacle
Pip Torrens
as Henry Gowan
Tracey Wilkinson
as Housemaid
John Savident
as Tite Barnacle
Brian Pettifer
as Clarence Barnacle
Edward Burnham
as Daniel Doyce
Harold Innocent
as Mr. Rugg
Eric Francis
as Old Nandy
Susan Field
as Mrs. Tiffin
Liz Smith
as Mrs. Bangham
Robert Putt
as Mr. Chivery
Pauline Quirke
as Maggy
Heathcote Williams
as Dr. Haggage
James Coyle
as Horace Kinch
John McEnery
as Captain Hopkins
Peter Miles
as Mr. Dubbin
Eleanor Bron
as Mrs. Merdle
Michael Elphick
as Mr. Merdle
Robert Morley
as Lord Decimus Barnacle
Jenny Galloway
as Polly
Alec Wallis
as Discreet Clerk
Seymour Green
as Tailor
Alan Bennett
as The Bishop