
Little Dorrit
1987 · Movie · 357 min · ★ 6.4
Amy Dorrit spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison in London. Amy and her family's world is transformed when her employer's son, Arthur Clennam, returns from overseas to solve his family's mysterious legacy and discovers that their lives are interlinked.
Based on Little Dorrit
Also known as Little Dorrit: Nobody's Fault · Little Dorrit: Little Dorrit's Story
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Details
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-12-11
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 357 min
- Max quality
- SD
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (14 votes)
Themes
- woman director
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1989 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1989 · nominated
Cast & crew

Derek Jacobi
as Arthur Clennam

Joan Greenwood
as Mrs. Clennam

Max Wall
as Flintwinch

Patricia Hayes
as Affery
- LD
Luke Duckett
as Young Arthur

Alec Guinness
as William Dorrit

Cyril Cusack
as Frederick Dorrit
- SP
Sarah Pickering
as Little Dorrit

Amelda Brown
as Fanny Dorrit

Daniel Chatto
as Tip Dorrit
Directed by Christine Edzard