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 Clennam 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, Simon Dormandy, Joan Greenwood, Roshan Seth, Miriam Margolyes, Cyril Cusack, and Max Wall. Little Dorrit lasts 360 minutes and was... released in two parts of approximately three hours each. The first part was subtitled Nobody's Fault, an allusion to one of Dickens' proposed titles for the original novel, and the story developed from the perspective and experiences of the Arthur Clennam character. The second film, entitled Little Dorrit's Story, took many of the same events and presented them through the eyes of the heroine. Together they represented overlapping chronicles. The production company which made the film, Sands Films, is operated by Christine Edzard, the director, and her husband, Richard B. Goodwin.
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| Release date: | March 26, 1988 |
| Directed by: | Christine Edzard |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 360 Minutes |
| Producer: | John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne, Richard B. Goodwin |
| Screenplay by: | Christine Edzard |
| Adapted from: | Little Dorrit |