Little Dorrit (film)

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Little Dorrit

Directed by	Christine Edzard
Produced by	John Brabourne Richard B. Goodwin
Written by	Christine Edzard Charles Dickens (novel)
Starring	Derek Jacobi Joan Greenwood Alec Guinness Miriam Margolyes Roshan Seth Sarah Pickering
Distributed by	Cannon Film Distributors
Release date(s)	March 26, 1988
Running time	360 min
Language	English
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Little Dorrit is a 1988 film adaptation of the novel, Little Dorrit, by Charles Dickens. It was written and directed by Christine Edzard, and produced by John Brabourne and Richard B. Goodwin. The music, by Giuseppe Verdi, was arranged by Michael Sanvoisin.

The film stars Derek Jacobi as Arthur Clenham and Sarah Pickering in the title role. A huge cast of seasoned British stage and film actors was assembled to play the dozens of roles. Among them are Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Roshan Seth, Miriam Margolyes Cyril Cusack and Max Wall.

[edit] Production

Little Dorrit lasts 360 minutes and was released in two separate parts of approximately three hours each. The first part was subtitled Nobody's Fault and the second, Little Dorrit's Story. Together they made effectively two films. The production company which made the film, Sands Films, was operated by the Christine Edzard, the director, and her husband, Richard Goodwin.