The Pickwick Papers (1952 film)
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Original British 1952 quad film poster
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| Directed by | Noel Langley |
| Produced by | George Minter Noel Langley |
| Screenplay by | Noel Langley |
| Based on |
The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens |
| Starring |
James Hayter |
| Music by | Antony Hopkins |
| Cinematography | Wilkie Cooper |
| Edited by | Anne V. Coates |
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Production
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Renown Film Productions
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| Distributed by | Renown Picture Corp.(UK) |
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Release date
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Running time
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115 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
James Hayter
James Donald
Nigel Patrick
The Pickwick Papers is a 1952 British black-and-white film based on the Charles Dickens classic. Both screenplay and direction were by Noel Langley.
The film premiered at the Gaumont Cinema at Haymarket in London on 14 November 1952. In 1954 Soviet Union paid £10,000 for the distribution rights, and it became the first British film to be shown in Soviet Union after World War II, premiering on 29 July 1954 in a number of cities with a dubbed soundtrack. The film was followed by a Russian reprint of Dickens' book in 150,000 copies a month later.
Leonard Maltin gave the film three out of four stars, calling it a "Flavorful adaptation of Dickens' classic"; and TV Guide rated it three out of five stars, writing, "If ever a Dickens novel shouted to be filmed, it was The Pickwick Papers, and a jolly good job was done with this version...It's a very funny film with some of England's best light comedians and comediennes."
In 2012, a digitally restored and colourised version of the film was released on DVD, causing a renewed debate in the UK about colourisation of old black-and-white classics.
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