The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Stephen Whittaker, 2001
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Charles Dickens, 1957
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is a movie directed by Stephen Whittaker in 2001 and based on the book of the same name by Charles Dickens, first published in 1957. The movie features John Dallimore, James D’Arcy, Sophia Myles, Diana Kent, Charles Dance, George Innes, and others.
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Storyline
Nicholas Nickleby’s father dies unexpectedly after losing all of his money in a poor investment. Nicholas, his mother and his younger sister, Kate, are forced to give up their comfortable lifestyle in Devonshire and travel to London to seek the aid of their only relative, Nicholas’s uncle, Ralph Nickleby. Ralph, a cold and ruthless businessman, has no desire to help his destitute relations and hates Nicholas.
Movie vs Book
Year
2001
Minutes
200
Movie Rate
7.50
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Director: Stephen Whittaker
Country: UK
Year: 2001
Length: 3h20m
Year
1957
Pages
504
Book Rate
7.98
S: Goodreads
Book
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Author: Charles Dickens
Country: UK
First published in: 1957
Length: 504 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Nicholas Nickleby
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Douglas McGrath
User polls & recommendations
“The biggest challenge of adapting the book was trying to make the inner lives of the characters legible through their outward actions.”
SALLY ROONEY (Writer)
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