Tag: Charles Dickens

Oliver! Script

Script by:Charles Dickens (Screenplay), Lionel Bart (Screenplay)
Directed by:Carol Reed
Year:1968
IMDb:tt0063385

Plot:Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.
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Nicholas Nickleby Script

Script by:Charles Dickens (Novel), Douglas McGrath (Adaptation)
Directed by:Douglas McGrath
Year:2002
IMDb:tt0309912

Plot:The Charles Dickens story of Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life for his recently torn-apart family. A young compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle.
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David Copperfield Script

Script by:Charles Dickens (Novel), Hugh Walpole (Adaptation), Howard Estabrook (Screenplay)
Directed by:George Cukor
Year:1935
IMDb:tt0026266

Plot:Charles Dickens' classic tale of an orphaned boy's fight for happiness and the colorful characters who help and hinder him.
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Great Expectations (2012) Script

Script by:Charles Dickens (Novel), David Nicholls (Screenplay)
Directed by:Mike Newell
Year:2012
IMDb:tt1836808

Plot:Miss Havisham, a wealthy spinster who wears an old wedding dress and lives in the dilapidated Satis House, asks Pip's 'Uncle Pumblechook' to find a boy to play with her adopted daughter Estella. Pip begins to visit Miss Havisham and Estella, with whom he falls in love, then Pip—a humble orphan—suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
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The Personal History of David Copperfield Script

Script by:Charles Dickens (Novel), Armando Iannucci (Screenplay), Simon Blackwell (Screenplay)
Directed by:Armando Iannucci
Year:2019
IMDb:tt6439020

Plot:A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David’s journey is by turns hilarious and tragic, but always full of life, colour and humanity.
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Great Expectations Script

Script by:Charles Dickens (Novel), Mitch Glazer (Screenplay)
Directed by:Alfonso Cuarón
Year:1998
IMDb:tt0119223

Plot:Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, "Great Expectations" takes a unique and contemporary look at life's great coincidences.
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