Description |
4 videodiscs (773 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 bonus DVD. |
System Details |
DVD, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
Cast |
Roy Dotrice, Simon Bell, Gene Foad, Diana Coupland, Ben Kingsley, Patsy Kensit. |
Credits |
Cinematographers, Charles B. Wilson, Tudor Lloyd ; music, Monty Norman. |
Note |
Originally broadcast in 1976 as a Masterpiece Theatre 13-part mini-series. |
Summary |
While on tour in America, Charles Dickens recalls the moments that shaped his life. From his penniless childhood in Chatham and London during the 1820s to the unprecedented success he later enjoyed on both sides of the Atlantic, he traces his extraordinary experiences which influenced many of his greatest works. |
Note |
Special features: Bonus DVD: An audience with Charles Dickens (1996 : 60 min.), featuring Simon Callow. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Drama.
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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Homes and haunts -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography -- Drama.
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London (England) -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Television mini-series.
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Foreign television programs -- Great Britain.
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Biographical television programs.
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Melodrama.
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Biographical -- Television mini-series.
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Melodrama -- Television mini-series.
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Television serials.
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Biographical television programs.
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Melodrama.
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Added Author |
Miller, Marc. Producer. Director.
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Ferguson, Michael, 1937-2021. Director.
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Mankowitz, Wolf. Screenwriter.
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Dotrice, Roy, 1923-2017. Actor.
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Bell, Simon, 1949- Actor.
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Foad, Gene. Actor.
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Coupland, Diana, 1932-2006. Actor.
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Kingsley, Ben, 1943- Actor.
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Kensit, Patsy. Actor.
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Callow, Simon, 1949-
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Granada Media (Firm)
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ITV Productions.
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Yorkshire Television.
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KOCH Vision (Firm)
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Koch Entertainment (Firm)
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Added Title |
Dickens of London (Television program)
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Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
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Audience with Charles Dickens.
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ISBN |
1417229845 |
Standard No. |
741952646099 |
Music No. |
KOC-DV-6460 KOCH Vision |
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