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The Old Curiosity Shop is a British film of genre Drama released in USA on 7 november 1975 with Anthony Newley

The Old Curiosity Shop (1975)

The Old Curiosity Shop
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Released in USA 7 november 1975
Length 1h58
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Historical,    Musical
Rating66% 3.3109453.3109453.3109453.3109453.310945

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

The film was one of several "Family Classics" made into modern musical films by Reader's Digest[. Mr. Quilp was distributed by EMI Distribution (theatrical) in the United Kingdom, AVCO Embassy Pictures in the USA and on home Video it was released by Magnetic Video. There is no record of a DVD release. Viewers in the UK have reported seeing it played on television in the 1980s but beyond the home video which was greatly edited, there appears to be no other way to see the film

Critic Roger Ebert gave the film a mixed review not so much for the music or for Newley's performance, which he praised, but for the very idea of centering the film on the evil money-lender and failing to make the story compelling enough to hold interest.

Actors

Anthony Newley

(Daniel Quilp)David Hemmings

(Richard Swiveller)Jill Bennett

(Sally Brass)Michael Hordern

(Edward Trent)Mona Washbourne

(Mrs. Jarley)
And :
David Warner
Sarah-Jane Varley
Paul Rogers
Yvonne Antrobus
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