Charles Dickens – Scripts on Screen

Great Expectations (1946) Script

celluloid — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:48:59 +0000

Year:1946

Director:David Lean

Written by:Charles Dickens (Novel), Ronald Neame (Screenplay), David Lean (Screenplay), Anthony Havelock-Allan (Screenplay), Kay Walsh (Screenplay), Cecil McGivern (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

Great Expectations Script Resources:

Great Expectations Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Other Links:

Great Expectations ( tt0038574 ) at IMDb
Great Expectations ( 14320 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Great Expectations (2012) Script

celluloid — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:22:21 +0000

Year:2012

Director:Mike Newell

Written by:Charles Dickens (Novel), David Nicholls (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Miss Havisham, a wealthy spinster who wears an old wedding dress and lives in the dilapidated Satis House, asks Pip's 'Uncle Pumblechook' to find a boy to play with her adopted daughter Estella. Pip begins to visit Miss Havisham and Estella, with whom he falls in love, then Pip—a humble orphan—suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.

Great Expectations Script Resources:

Great Expectations Script PDF at bbc.co.uk
Great Expectations Script PDF - [Nicholls] [Undated] at Script Fly ($)
Great Expectations Transcript at subslikescript.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Great Expectations ( tt1836808 ) at IMDb
Great Expectations ( 121674 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Personal History of David Copperfield Script

celluloid — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 09:22:23 +0000

Year:2019

Director:Armando Iannucci

Written by:Charles Dickens (Novel), Armando Iannucci (Screenplay), Simon Blackwell (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David’s journey is by turns hilarious and tragic, but always full of life, colour and humanity.

The Personal History of David Copperfield Script Resources:

The Personal History of David Copperfield Script PDF at searchlightpictures.com
The Personal History of David Copperfield Script PDF - [Iannucci & Blackwell] [Undated] at Script Fly ($)
The Personal History of David Copperfield Transcript at subslikescript.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

The Personal History of David Copperfield ( tt6439020 ) at IMDb
The Personal History of David Copperfield ( 520900 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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David Copperfield Script

celluloid — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 02:05:54 +0000

Year:1935

Director:George Cukor

Written by:Charles Dickens (Novel), Hugh Walpole (Adaptation), Howard Estabrook (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Charles Dickens' classic tale of an orphaned boy's fight for happiness and the colorful characters who help and hinder him.

David Copperfield Script Resources:

David Copperfield Script PDF - 7/20/34 4TH ONLY 1/2 at Script City ($)
David Copperfield Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

David Copperfield ( tt0026266 ) at IMDb
David Copperfield ( 43899 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Oliver & Company Script

celluloid — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:29:11 +0000

Year:1988

Director:George Scribner

Written by:Jim Cox (Screenplay), Tim Disney (Screenplay), James Mangold (Screenplay), Charles Dickens (Novel)

Script Synopsis:This animated take on Oliver Twist re-imagines Oliver as an adorable orphaned kitten who struggles to survive in New York City and falls in with a band of canine criminals led by an evil human. First, Oliver meets Dodger, a carefree mutt with street savoir faire. But when Oliver meets wealthy Jenny on one of the gang's thieving missions, his life changes forever.

Oliver & Company Script Resources:

Oliver & Company Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Other Links:

Oliver & Company ( tt0095776 ) at IMDb
Oliver & Company ( 12233 ) at TheMovieDB.org

*11587

The Muppet Christmas Carol Script

celluloid — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 04:40:57 +0000

Year:1992

Director:Brian Henson

Written by:Charles Dickens (Novel), Jerry Juhl (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and future.

The Muppet Christmas Carol Script Resources:

The Muppet Christmas Carol Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Other Links:

The Muppet Christmas Carol ( tt0104940 ) at IMDb
The Muppet Christmas Carol ( 10437 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Nicholas Nickleby Script

celluloid — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 22:23:12 +0000

Year:2002

Director:Douglas McGrath

Written by:Charles Dickens (Novel), Douglas McGrath (Adaptation)

Script Synopsis:The Charles Dickens story of Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life for his recently torn-apart family. A young compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle.

Nicholas Nickleby Script Resources:

Nicholas Nickleby Script PDF - Prod. Stamp at Script Fly ($)
Nicholas Nickleby Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Nicholas Nickleby ( tt0309912 ) at IMDb
Nicholas Nickleby ( 29339 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Oliver! Script

celluloid — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 14:58:46 +0000

Year:1968

Director:Carol Reed

Written by:Charles Dickens (Screenplay), Lionel Bart (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.

Oliver! Script Resources:

Oliver! Script PDF - 5/3/1967 at Script City ($)
Oliver! Script PDF - [REV 11/29/1967] at Script Fly ($)
Oliver! Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Oliver! ( tt0063385 ) at IMDb
Oliver! ( 17917 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Great Expectations Script

celluloid — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 03:30:17 +0000

Year:1998

Director:Alfonso Cuarón

Written by:Charles Dickens (Novel), Mitch Glazer (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, "Great Expectations" takes a unique and contemporary look at life's great coincidences.

Great Expectations Script Resources:

Great Expectations Script PDF at The Script Savant
Great Expectations Script PDF - [Glazer][2nd 6-10-1996] at Script Fly ($)
Great Expectations Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Great Expectations ( tt0119223 ) at IMDb
Great Expectations ( 9410 ) at TheMovieDB.org

*7333

A Christmas Carol

celluloid — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:24:21 +0000

Year:1951

Director:Brian Desmond Hurst

Written by:Charles Dickens (Author), Noel Langley (Adaptation)

Script Synopsis:Ebenezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim) malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel miserly businessman until one fateful Christmas Eve when he is visited by three spirits, sent show him how his unhappy childhood and maladaptive adult behavior over has let him a selfish, lonely, bitter old man. Released in the USA as "A Christmas Carol".

A Christmas Carol Script Resources:

A Christmas Carol Script PDF at The Script Savant
A Christmas Carol Script at archive.org
A Christmas Carol Transcript at archive.org

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

A Christmas Carol ( tt0044008 ) at IMDb
A Christmas Carol ( 13188 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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