''Little Dorrit'' (Danish: ''Lille Dorrit'') is a 1924 Danish silent

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drama film directed by

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and starring Frederik Jensen,

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and Karen Winther. It is based on the 1857 Charles Dickens' novel of the same name. The film's

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was by Carlo Jacobsen.

Cast

* Frederik Jensen as William Dorrit *

as Amy, genannt Klein Dorrit, sein Kind * Karen Winther as Fanny, ihre Schwester *

Knud Schrøder Knud Schrøder (28 July 1903 – 15 December 1976) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 23 films between 1944 and 1965. He was born and died in Denmark. Filmography * '' Jensen længe leve'' (1965) * ''En ven i bolignøden'' (1965) * ' ...

as Tip, ihr Bruder * Georg Busch as Frederik Dorrit * Gunnar Tolnæs as Arthur Clennam *

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as Mrs. Clennam, seine Mutter *

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as Jeremias Flintwich & Efraim Flintwich *

Mathilde Nielsen Mathilde Nielsen (26 October 1858 – 11 September 1945) was a Danish actress in the theatre and in Danish cinema. She was known as a figure of matriarchy in Danish film. Selected filmography *'' Hævnens nat'' 1916 *'' Prästänkan'' 1920 *'' ...

as Afferty, Efraims Frau * Torben Meyer as Hauptschließer Chivery *

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as Seine Frau * Erik Skold Petersen as John *

Karen Caspersen Karen Caspersen (20 August 1890 – 14 May 1941) was a Danish actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1910 and 1939. She was credited as Karen Sandberg in the Danish version of ''Blind Justice'' (1916), as well as Katherine Sande ...

as Maggy * Peter Nielsen as Rigaud * Kai Paaske as Pancks

References

Bibliography

* Glavin, John. ''Dickens on Screen''. Cambridge University Press, 2003.

External links

* 1924 films 1920s historical drama films 1920s Danish-language films Danish silent films Danish historical drama films Films based on Little Dorrit Films directed by A. W. Sandberg Films set in England Films set in the 19th century Danish black-and-white films 1924 drama films Silent historical drama films {{historic-film-stub