Martin Chuzzlewit (Mini-Series) (2 discs)
1994, 337 minutes, Rated PG
Across the years BBC Television has consistently looked to the works of Charles Dickens for intelligent, colourful, accessible and popular drama. Dickens' novels are ideal for television - his writing has a great theatrical and visual quality; his stories (written as episodes with their own cliff-hangers) are full of humour, drama and emotion and his characters are three-dimensional and exude personality.
The adaptation in this set feature some of Britain's greatest actors including Michael Hoskins, Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Eric Porter, Miriam Margolyes, John Le Mesurier, John Mills, Cherie Lunghi, Ian McKellen, Charlotte Rampling, Paul Scofield and many more. The series were all broadcast to great critical and popular acclaim and have since taken their place as a valued part of British television heritage.
"I am a wealthy man, wealthier than my brother Anthony, for instance, he gets some pleasure from hoarding his money. Mine has brought me nothing but misery; poisoning every tie of family or friendship. No one loves me for myself, only what they hope to get out of me."
- Director:
- Pedr James [3],
- Starring:
- Tom Wilkinson [38], Elizabeth Spriggs [6], Julia Sawalha [32], Pete Postletwaite [2], Keith Allen [27], Maggie Steed [7], John Mills [37], Ben Walden [3], Joan Sims [36], Paul Scofield [14],
- Screen Formats:
- Full Frame 1.33:1
- Language and Sound:
- English Dolby Digital Stereo
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