The Old Curiosity Shop (1984 film)

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The Old Curiosity Shop
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Directed byWarwick Gilbert
Written by Alex Buzo
Based on novel by Charles Dickens
Produced byEddie Graham
Production
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Release date
  • 17 February 1984 (1984-02-17)
Running time
75 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The Old Curiosity Shop is a 1984 Australian animated film based on the 1841 novel by Charles Dickens about a young girl (Nell) who lives with her grandfather in a shop, and what happens after they are evicted from the shop by Quilp, a moneylender. [1] It was made by Burbank Films who produced a number of animated films based on classic novels. [2] Their slate cost an estimated $11 million. [3] The Dickens films sold to 20th Century Fox in the US and to the Seven Network in Australia. [4]

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  1. ↑ Thomson, Gale (2007). Video Sourcebook: A Guide to Programs Currently Available on Video in the Areas Of: Movies/entertainment, General Interest/education, Sports/recreation, Fine Arts, Healing. Gale / Cengage Learning. p. 2117. ISBN   978-1414400990 . Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. ↑ Murray, Scott (1996). Australia on the small screen, 1970-1995: the complete guide to tele-features and mini-series. Oxford University Press. p. 116. ISBN   9780195539493 . Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "TIMESTYLE". The Canberra Times . Vol. 58, no. 17, 626. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 January 1984. p. 11 (SUNDAY EDITION). Retrieved 11 August 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "TIMESTYLE". The Canberra Times . Vol. 59, no. 18, 088. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 April 1985. p. 12. Retrieved 11 August 2019– via National Library of Australia.


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