Movie
The Invisible Woman
Overview
In 1857, at the height of his fame and fortune, novelist and social critic Charles Dickens meets and falls in love with teenage stage actress Nelly Ternan. As she becomes the focus of his heart and mind, as well as his muse, painful secrecy is the price both must pay.
Details
- Release date
- 2013-12-25
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- BBC Film, Headline Pictures, Magnolia Mae Films
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ralph Fiennes as Charles Dickens
- Felicity Jones as Nelly Ternan
- Joanna Scanlan as Catherine Dickens
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Catherine Ternan
- Tom Hollander as Wilkie Collins
- Michelle Fairley as Caroline Graves
- John Kavanagh as Reverend Benham
- Amanda Hale as Fanny Ternan
- Perdita Weeks as Maria Ternan
- Tom Burke as George Wharton
- Richard McCabe as Mark Lemon
- David Collings as Governor
Crew
- Ralph Fiennes - Director
- Abi Morgan - Writer
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