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Mister Quilp is a 1975 British musical film directed by Michael Tuchner and starring Anthony Newley, David Hemmings and Jill Bennett.[1] It is based on the 1841 novel The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, under which name it was also released.

Mister Quilp
U.S. theatrical poster
Directed by	Michael Tuchner
Written by	Irene Kamp Louis Kamp
Based on	novel The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens
Produced by	Helen M. Strauss
Starring	Anthony Newley David Hemmings
Cinematography	Christopher Challis
Edited by	John Jympson
Music by	Elmer Bernstein
Production company	Reader's Digest Films Limited
Distributed by	EMI Distribution
Release date	20 November 1975
Running time	118 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Main cast

• Anthony Newley as Daniel Quilp
• David Hemmings as Richard Swiveller
• Jill Bennett as Sally Brass
• Sarah-Jane Varley as Little Nell
• Michael Hordern as Grandfather / Edward Trent
• David Warner as Sampson Brass
• Yvonne Antrobus as Betsy Quilp
• Sue Barbour as Stiltdancer
• David Battley as Codlin
• Windsor Davies as George, Mrs. Jarley's asst.
• Philip Davis as Tom Scott
• Peter Duncan as Kit Nubbles
• Brian Glover as Furnaceman
• Chris Greener as Giant
• Rosalind Knight as Mrs. George
• Ronald Lacey as Harris
• Bryan Pringle as Mr. Garland
• Paul Rogers as Single Gent / Henry Trent
• Maxwell Shaw as Isaac List
• Norman Warwick as Vuffin
• Mona Washbourne as Mrs. Jarley
• Malcolm Weaver as Acrobat
• Sarah Webb as Duchess

Release

The film was one of several "Family Classics" made into modern musical films by Reader's Digest.[2] Mr. Quilp was theatrically distributed by EMI Films in the United Kingdom and by Avco Embassy Pictures in the USA.

Home media

In the VHS and Beta formats, it was released by Magnetic Video under the title The Old Curiosity Shop, though this release was heavily edited down by roughly 30 minutes.[3] Viewers in the UK have reported seeing it played on television in the 1980s.[4] To date, the film has never been officially released on DVD.

Critical reception

Critic Roger Ebert gave the film a mixed review, praising the music and Newley's performance, but criticizing the decision to center the film around the titular evil money-lender and failing to make the story compelling enough to hold interest.[5]

References

External links

• Mister Quilp at IMDb

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