Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

Mr. Quilp

Play trailer Mr. Quilp G 1975 1h 57m Musical Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 1 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
A musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' "The Old Curiosity Shop," the film tells the story of Little Nell (Sarah-Jane Varley) and her feckless grandfather (Michael Hordern) who, in hopes of leaving Nell a sizable inheritance, has run up huge gambling debts to a heartless moneylender named Daniel Quilp (Anthony Newley). Quilp eventually seizes the old man's junk shop, forcing Nell and her grandfather to eke out a miserable existence as paupers in the Midlands.

Critics Reviews

View All (1) Critics Reviews
David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor Mr. Quilp is neither as charming or as exciting as it would like to be; yet it emerges a partial winner by remaining true to its own darkly Dickensian inclinations. Aug 7, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (1) audience reviews
Frances H I loved it! The songs were wonderful! And as a reader of all of Dickens books, I thought it was very faithful to the novel. The cast was great! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/19/13 Full Review Read all reviews
Mr. Quilp

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All Cast and Crew

Michael Tuchner

Director

Anthony Newley

Daniel Quilp

David Hemmings

Richard Swiveller

David Warner

Sampson Brass

Jill Bennett

Sally Brass

Sarah-Jane Varley

Little Nell

Movie Info

Synopsis A musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' "The Old Curiosity Shop," the film tells the story of Little Nell (Sarah-Jane Varley) and her feckless grandfather (Michael Hordern) who, in hopes of leaving Nell a sizable inheritance, has run up huge gambling debts to a heartless moneylender named Daniel Quilp (Anthony Newley). Quilp eventually seizes the old man's junk shop, forcing Nell and her grandfather to eke out a miserable existence as paupers in the Midlands.
Director
Michael Tuchner
Rating
G
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 57m