

HIS GREATEST STORY WAS THE ONE HE COULD NEVER TELL.
In 1857, at the height of his fame and fortune, novelist and social critic Charles Dickens meets and falls in love with teenage stage actress Nelly Ternan. As she becomes the focus of his heart and mind, as well as his muse, painful secrecy is the price both must pay.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Ralph Fiennes
Charles Dickens

Felicity Jones
Nelly Ternan

Joanna Scanlan
Catherine Dickens

Kristin Scott Thomas
Catherine Ternan

Tom Hollander
Wilkie Collins

Michelle Fairley
Caroline Graves

John Kavanagh
Reverend Benham

Amanda Hale
Fanny Ternan

Perdita Weeks
Maria Ternan

Tom Burke
George Wharton

Richard McCabe
Mark Lemon

David Collings
Governor

James Michael Rankin
Evening Man

Charlotte Hope
Prostitute

Michael Marcus
Charley Dickens

Laurence Spellman
Porter

Jonathan Harden
Mr. Arnott

Christos Lawton
Mr. Evans
Claire Daly
Mrs. Lambourne

Mark Dexter
Mr. Augustus Egg
Gwendolen Chatfield
Marney Dickens
Joseph Paxton
Mr. Pigott
Sophie Russell
Miss Ellen Sabine
Charissa Shearer
Katey Dickens
Jeremy Assouly
Francis Dickens
Declan Walker
Alfred Dickens
John Joe Bitcliffe
Sydney Dickens
Harry Harmon
Henry Dickens
Joseph Harmon
Edward 'Plorn' Dickens
Daphne Neville
Victorian Lady

Jonathan Jaynes
Racegoer

Michael Hadley
Sir Peter
Geoffrey Freshwater
Sir Oliver / Mr. Buckstone

Tahirah Sharif
Ternan Maid
Ophelia Standen
Harriet Graves
James Traherne
Policeman

Daniel André Pageon
Elderly Frenchman
Odile Gash
Elderly Frenchwoman
Philippe Smolikowski
French Doctor
Assiba Abes
French Midwife

Grahame Fox
Station Guard

Steve Morphew
Ticket Collector

Laurence Spellman
Train Porter
Sally Leonard
Young Lady

Tallulah Harlech
Young Lady
Ethan Andrews
Jean Marie
Sebastian Coates
Jean Baptiste
Harry Crichton-Miller
Jean Paul
Jack Curtin
Obenreizer
Jacob Greenhouse
Landlord
Ethan Radus
Vendale
Crew
Director
Property Master
Novel
Casting
Production Design
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Construction Coordinator
Greensman
Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Boom Operator
Visual Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Producer
Costume Supervisor
Set Costumer
Transportation Captain
Director of Photography
Editor
Supervising Art Director
Writer
Original Music Composer
Executive Producer
Still Photographer
Makeup & Hair
Makeup Designer
Hair Designer
Post Production Supervisor
Production Manager
Unit Manager
Third Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Construction Manager
Scenic Artist
Construction Foreman
Graphic Designer
Assistant Art Director
Assistant Set Decoration
Sound Supervisor
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Double
Clapper Loader
Rigging Gaffer
Steadicam Operator
First Assistant "A" Camera
Key Grip
Camera Operator
Gaffer
Extras Casting
Assistant Costume Designer
First Assistant Editor
Script Supervisor
Unit Publicist
Choreographer
Production Coordinator
Chaperone
Dialogue Coach
Details
Release Date
2013-12-25
Runtime
111 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
BBC Film
Headline Pictures
Magnolia Mae Films
Countries
United Kingdom
Genres
Drama
History
Romance