The Old Curiosity Shop (1984 film)

The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop
Directed by	Warwick Gilbert
Written by	Alex Buzo
Based on	novel by Charles Dickens
Produced by	Eddie Graham
Production; company	Burbank Films
Release date	17 February 1984;
Running time	75 mins
Country	Australia
Language	English

The Old Curiosity Shop is a 1984 Australian animated film based on the 1841 novel by Charles Dickens about a young girl (Nell) who lives with her grandfather in a shop, and what happens after they are evicted from the shop by Quilp, a moneylender.^[1] It was made by Burbank Films who produced a number of animated films based on classic novels.^[2] Their slate cost an estimated $11 million.^[3] The Dickens films sold to 20th Century Fox in the US and to the Seven Network in Australia.^[4]

Cast

John Benton
Jason Blackwell
Wallas Eaton
Penne Hackforth-Jones
Brian Harrison
Doreen Harrop
Ross Higgins
Sophie Horton
Jennifer Mellet

References

External links

The Old Curiosity Shop at IMDb
The Old Curiosity Shop at Letterbox DVD

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