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  • Little Dorrit (1987)
  • G
    357 min | Drama, Romance
Little Dorrit (1987)
G
357 min | Drama, Romance

Arthur returns to London after working abroad for many years with his now deceased father. Almost at once he becomes involved in the problems of his mother's seamstress Amy and of her father residing in the Marshalsea debtors' prison.
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Oct 21, 1988 (United States)

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223 cast members
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Derek Jacobi
Arthur Clennam Arthur Clennam   See fewer
Joan Greenwood
Mrs. Clennam Mrs. Clennam   See fewer
Max Wall
Flintwinch Flintwinch   See fewer
Luke Duckett
Young Arthur Young Arthur   See fewer
Alec Guinness
William Dorrit William Dorrit   See fewer
Cyril Cusack
Frederick Dorrit Frederick Dorrit   See fewer
Sarah Pickering
Little Dorrit Little Dorrit   See fewer
Amelda Brown
Fanny Dorrit Fanny Dorrit   See fewer
Daniel Chatto
Tip Dorrit Tip Dorrit   See fewer
Miriam Margolyes
Flora Finching Flora Finching   See fewer
Bill Fraser
Mr. Casby Mr. Casby   See fewer
Roshan Seth
Mr. Pancks Mr. Pancks   See fewer
Mollie Maureen
Mr. F.'s Aunt Mr. F.'s Aunt   See fewer
Diana Malin
Mr. Casby's Maid Mr. Casby's Maid   See fewer
Janice Cramer
Young Flora Young Flora   See fewer
Roger Hammond
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Sophie Ward
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Kathy Staff
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Amanda Bellamy
Housemaid Housemaid   See fewer
Tracey Wilkinson
Housemaid Housemaid   See fewer
Julia Lang
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Pip Torrens
Henry Gowan Henry Gowan   See fewer
Graham Seed
William Barnacle William Barnacle   See fewer
Beth Ellis
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Ian Gelder
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Lee Fox
Richard Barnacle Richard Barnacle   See fewer
Robert Mill
Hugh Stilstalking Hugh Stilstalking   See fewer
Morwenna Banks
Georgina Georgina   See fewer
Dawn Charatan
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John Savident
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Brian Pettifer
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John Harding
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Alec Wallis
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Michael Mears
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Ken Morley
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John Quarmby
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Donald Pelmear
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Arthur Nightingale
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Richard Henry
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David Doyle
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Ruth Mitchell
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Eric Francis
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Anna Whittingham
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Kate Williams
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Ronnie Brody
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Joan Dainty
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Susan Field
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Robert Demeger
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Cordelia Ditton
Mrs. Braddle Mrs. Braddle   See fewer
David Thewlis
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Gerald Campion
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Rita Treisman
Mrs. Tetterby Mrs. Tetterby   See fewer
Betty Turner
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Moya Brady
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John Fahey
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Iris Sadler
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Joanna Brookes
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Nat Pearn
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Cyril Epstein
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Alan Bungay
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Howard Goorney
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Liz Smith
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Gwenda Hughes
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David Bale
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Ian Lindsay
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Tom McCabe
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Joan Stafford
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Terry Day
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Cate Fowler
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Siobhan Nicholas
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Katherine Best
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Robin Meredith
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Charles Reynolds
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Tony Jay
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Lizzie McKenzie
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Harry Cross
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Sarrina Caruthers
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Charlie Bartle
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David Foxxe
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James Coyle
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Mike Carnell
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Olivier Pierre
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Tim Wright
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Rosemary Smith
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Lin Sagovsky
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Odette Bennett
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Elizabeth Archer
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Nadine Large
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Eleanor Bron
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Michael Elphick
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