Little Dorrit (1988)

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G | 2 hr 57 mins | Drama, Historical | Released: 10/21/1988 |Box Office Total: $0.6M

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Synopsis:

Adaptation of Charles Dickens' least known novel, which is a political indictment of early 19th century England.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
10/21/1988

Director	Credit
Christine Edzard	Director
Cast	Credit
Sir Derek Jacobi	Arthur Clennam
Joan Greenwood	Mrs Clennam
Max Wall	Flintwinch
Patricia Hayes	Affery
Luke Duckett	Young Arthur
Alec Guinness	William Dorrit
Cyril Cusack	Frederick Dorrit
Sarah Pickering	Little Dorrit
Amelda Brown	Fanny Dorrit
Daniel Chatto	Tip Dorrit
Miriam Margolyes	Flora Finching
Bill Fraser	Mr Casby
Roshan Seth	Mr Pancks
Molly 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
Tracey Wilkinson	Housemaid
Julia Lang	Henry Gowan's Mother
Pip Torrens	Henry Gowan
Graham Seed	William Barnacle
Beth Ellis	Mrs Wiliam Barnacle
Ian Gelder	Reverend Samuel Barnacle
Lee Fox	Richard Barnacle
Robert Mill	Hugh Stilstalking
Morwenna Banks	Georgina
Nadia Chambers	Agnes
Dawn Charatan	Mrs Ismay
Patricia Napier	Dolly
Sophie Brew	Lydia
John Savident	Tite Barnacle
Brian Pettifer	Clarence Barnacle
John Harding	Ferdinand Barnacle
Alec Wallis	Discreet Clerk
Michael Mears	William's Valet
Michael Mears	Clerk With Quill
Ken Morley	Mr Wobbler
John Quarmby	Circumlocution Office Porter
Stuart Burge	Head
Donald Pelmear	Mr Clive
Arthur Nightingale	Shabby Footman
David Stoll	Hesitant Weighty Gentleman
Donald Bisset	Enthusiastic Weighty Gentleman
Christopher Birch	Cautious Weighty Gentleman
Edward Burnham	Daniel Doyce
Harold Innocent	Mr Rugg--Legal Adviser
David Pugh	Mr Parker--a Creditor
Terence Conoley	Mr Fogg--a Creditor
Richard Henry	Smiles--Foreman
Steve Ismay	Worker
Johnny Irving	Worker
David Doyle	Pepper--an Apprentice
Christopher Whittingham	Mr Plornish
Ruth Mitchell	Mrs Plornish
Eric Francis	Old Nandy--Mrs Plornish's Father
Anna Whittingham	Plornish Child
Eve Whittingham	Plornish Child
Harry Whittingham	Plornish Child
Nicholas Whittingham	Plornish Child
Kate Williams	Mrs Greasby
Ronnie Brody	Broke Tenant
Joan Dainty	Broke Tenant's Wife
Susan Field	Mrs Tiffin
Robert Demeger	Mr Braddle
Cordelia Ditton	Mrs Braddle
David Thewlis	George Braddle
Gerald Campion	Mr Tetterby
Rita Triesman	Mrs Tetterby
Betty Turner	Mrs Kidgerbury
Johnny Clayton	Fiddler
Moya Brady	Fiddler's Daughter
John Fahey	2nd Hand Furniture Seller
Joanna Maude	2nd Hand Furniture Seller's Wife
Iris Sadler	Shirtmaker
Joanna Brookes	Shirtmaker's Daughter
Nat Pearn	Mr Strong
Cyril Epstein	Mr Strong's Friend
Alan Bungay	Principal Messenger
Mark Arnold	Boy
Howard Goorney	Bob--the Turnkey
Liz Smith	Mrs Bangham--Midwife
Gwenda Hughes	Mrs Dorrit
Celia Bannerman	Milliner
Murray Melvin	Dancing Master
Darlene Johnson	Mrs Robinson
Bernard Padden	Newcomer
Dermot Crowley	Mr Simpson
Richard Cubison	Mr Simpson's Friend
Arthur Blake	Herbert Smangle
John Scott Martin	Faded Insolvent
David Trevena	Tidily Buttoned Man
David Bale	Lucky Skittle Player
Anthony Benson	Unlucky Skittle Player
Ian Lindsay	Captain Martin
Doug Roe	Captain Martin's Friend
Tom McCabe	Rough Fellow
Ramon Martino	Gruff Fellow
Joan Stafford	Rough Lady
Terry Day	Mrs Hurt
Cate Fowler	Woman at Dance
Carol Street	Woman at Dance
Siobhan Nicholas	Mrs Fray
Katherine Best	Lady Visitor
Yvonne D'Alpra	Motherly Lady
Robin Meredith	Ruined Speculator
Marcel Steiner	Whistler
Charles Reynolds	Mr Timms
Tony Jay	Doctor
Lizzie McKenzie	Drunken Woman
Harry Cross	Little Dorrit--as a Child
Sarrina Caruthers	Little Dorrit--as a Child
Susan Jane Tanner	Little Dorrit--as a Child
Sandra O'Rourke	Fanny--as a Child
Joanna Hurley	Fanny--as a Child
Ricky Cave	Tip--Age 12
Zephyr Steer	John Chivery--Age 4
Sam Steer	John Chivery--Age 8
Robert Putt	Mr Chivery--the New Turnkey
Richard Stirling	John Chivery
Pauline Quirke	Maggy--Little Dorrit's Protegee
Heathcote Williams	Dr Haggage
Charlie Bartle	Mr Battens
David Foxxe	Mr Mivvins
James Coyle	Horace Kinch
Maurice Elliot	Snuggery Gambler
Jack Gittings	Old Gambler
John McEnery	Captain Hopkins
Marilyn Milgrom	Mrs Hopkins
Stewart Permutt	Quarrelling Debtor
John Levitt	Quarrelling Debtor
Marjorie Somerville	Lady By Snuggery
Seymour Green	Tailor
John Warner	Bootmaker
Peter Miles	Mr Dubbin
Laura Cox	Orange Juggler
John Halstead	Mr Mortimer
Charles Hunter	Mr Mortimer's Friend
Richard Graden	Slingo
Richard Clifford	Jerry
Doris Littlewood	Old Wife
Irene Frederick	Mrs Pitt
Harry Webster	Pickton
Leonard Maguire	Knowledgeable Debtor
Judy Laister	Anxious Wife
Alfred Hoffman	Old Man
Lelia Hoffman	Old Woman
Mike Carnel	Lonely Debtor
Tommy Shand	Mr Cain
Imogen Millais Scott	Mrs Bee
Olivier Pierre	Hotel Manager
Tim Wright	Hotel Porter
Rosemary Smith	Hotel Maid
Lin Sagovsky	Hotel Maid
Odette Bennett	Fanny's Maid
Tussie Silberg	Lady at Concert
Elizabeth Archer	Lady at Concert
Nadine Large	Lady at Concert
Eleanor Bron	Mrs Merdle
Michael Elphick	Mr Merdle
Simon Dormandy	Sparkler Merdle
Ian Hogg	Butler
Robert Morley	Lord Decimus Barnacle
Alan Bennett	Bishop
Brenda Bruce	Duchess
Edward Jewesbury	Magnate From the Lords
Jonathan Cecil	Magnate From the Bench
Brian Poyser	Treasury
Malcolm Tierney	Bar
Trevor Ray	Magnate From the City
Rosalie Crutchley	Magnate From the Bench's Wife
Betty Marsden	Mrs Phoebe Barnacle
Paul Rhys	Bright Young Gentleman
Malcolm Mudie	Officer
Barbara Peak	Countess
Ron Russell	Elderly Gentleman
Arthur Hewlett	Physician
Giles Oldershaw	Imposing Gentleman
John Atkinson	Baron
Sally Ashby	Society Lady
Anthea Holloway	Society Lady
Ruth Sheen	Society Lady
John Tordoff	Waiter in Coffee House
Christopher Hancock	Customer in Coffee House
Jo Warne	Mrs Chivery--Tobacconist
Fred Beauman	Flower Seller
Alan Foss	Mr Bead
Michael Eaves	Narrow-Faced Man
Alison Dowling	Pretty Milliner
Chris Darwin	Fraudulent Groom
Leon Davis	Fraudulent Groom
Sidney Johnson	Print Seller
Mark Knox	Print Seller's Clerk
Frank Shelley	Disagreeable Man
Jenny Galloway	Polly
John Dalby	Mr Jobling
Danny Schiller	Reveller in Slap Bang
Arthur Kelly	Reveller in Slap Bang
David Cardy	3 Thimble Man
Eric Richard	Sir George Wills
Guy Nicholls	Mr Wabe
David Whitworth	James Simms
Eli Woods	Greedy-Eyes Old Man
Charles Simon	Sharp Speculator
Stanley Lloyd	Mr Worsley
Peter Waddington	Boy at Theatre
Arthur Cox	Stage Carpenter
Billy Gray	Stage Doorman
Jackie Ekers	Dancer at Theatre
Rebecca Ham	Dancer at Theatre
Fiona MacAlpine	Dancer at Theatre
Amanda Maxwell	Dancer at Theatre
Shona Morris	Dancer at Theatre
Diana Paris	Dancer at Theatre
Cazz Scattergood	Dancer at Theatre
Production Credits	Credit
John Brabourne	Producer
Richard Goodwin	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Sands Films	Production Company
The Cannon Group, Inc.	Production Company
Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Warner Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Cannon Releasing	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Curzon Artificial Eye	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
CDF Films	Theatrical Distributor
Locations
London, England, United Kingdom
Sands Film Studios, England, United Kingdom
Writer	Credit
Charles Dickens	Source Material (from novel)
Christine Edzard	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
John McMillan	Set Designer
Neale Brown	Set Designer
John Tyson	Set Designer
Ronnie Barlow	Set Designer
Bill Reid	Set Designer
Richard Feroze	Set Designer
Malcolm May	Set Designer
Paul Colombo	Set Designer
Scott Loom	Set Designer
Terry Thomson	Set Designer
John Whybrow	Set Designer
Charles McMillan	Set Designer
Peter Feroze	Set Designer
Mary McGowan	Set Designer
Peter Seater	Set Designer
Hugh Doherty	Set Designer
Casting	Credit
Elizabeth Woodthorpe	Casting
John Downes	Casting
Linda Gregory	Casting
Jo Hannam	Casting
Charlotte Darwin	Casting
Celia Bannerman	Casting
Trevor Ingman	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Bruno De Keyzer	Director of Photography
Bruno De Keyzer	Lighting
Philippe Brun	Camera Operator
Jack Collins	Lighting
Mick Mason	Camera Operator
John Fletcher ('Fletch')	Camera Operator
Colin Vinton	Lighting
David Hatter	Camera Operator
Pat Noonan	Lighting
Michaela Mason	Camera Operator
Chris Mortley	Lighting
Harold Farley	Lighting
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Sands Films	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Michael Sanvoisin	Music Arranger
Pat Halling	Song Performer
Giuseppe Verdi	Music
F Gabarro	Song Performer
Michael Sanvoisin	Music - music director
Jack Brymer	Song Performer
Publicity	Credit
Gordon Arnell	Publicity - publicist
Sound	Credit
Godfrey Kirby	Sound - sound recording mixer
St Clair Davis	Sound - sound recording mixer
Geoffrey Simm	Sound - sound recording mixer
Paul Carr	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Brian Paxton	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Dick Lewzey	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Barbara Sonnex	Costumes
Judith Loom	Costumes
Joyce Carter	Costumes
Johanna Sonnex	Costumes
Linda Kathleen James	Costumes
Lilla Griffin	Costumes
Eleanor Chaudhuri	Costumes
Harry Ellam	Costumes
Jackie Smith	Costumes
Sally Neale	Costumes
Claudie Gastine	Costumes
Danielle Garderes	Costumes

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