Moll Flanders | |
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Genre | Period drama |
Based on | Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe |
Written by | Hugh Whitemore |
Directed by | Donald McWhinnie |
Starring | Julia Foster Kenneth Haigh Ian Ogilvy |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 2 |
Production | |
Producer | Cedric Messina |
Cinematography | Brian Tufano |
Running time | c. 205 minutes |
Production company | BBC |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two |
Release | 26 November – 3 December 1975 |
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