The Old Curiosity Shop (1984 film)

1984 Australian animated film

The Old Curiosity Shop
Directed by	Warwick Gilbert
Written by	Alex Buzo
Based on	novel by Charles Dickens
Produced by	Eddie Graham
Production company	Burbank Films
Release date	17 February 1984 (1984-02-17)
Running time	75 mins
Country	Australia
Language	English

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. It was made by Burbank Films who produced a number of animated films based on classic novels. Their slate cost an estimated $11 million. The Dickens films sold to 20th Century Fox in the US and to the Seven Network in Australia.

Cast

John Benton
Jason Blackwell
Wallas Eaton
Penne Hackforth-Jones
Brian Harrison
Doreen Harrop
Ross Higgins
Sophie Horton
Jennifer Mellet

References

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.
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.
"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.
"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.

External links

The Old Curiosity Shop at IMDb
The Old Curiosity Shop at Letterbox DVD

v t e Charles Dickens's The Old Curiosity Shop
Characters	Nell Trent Sampson Brass Master Humphrey Quilp Dick Swiveller
Films	1911 1914 1921 1934 Mister Quilp (1975) 1984
Television	1979–80 2007
Related	Dickens and Little Nell statue

v t e The animated works of Burbank Films Australia
Charles Dickens Animated Classics	Oliver Twist (1982) A Christmas Carol (1982) Great Expectations (1983) David Copperfield (1983) The Old Curiosity Shop (1984) A Tale of Two Cities (1984) Nicholas Nickleby (1985) The Pickwick Papers (1985)
Sherlock Holmes Animated Classics	Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet (1983) Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse (1983) Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four (1983) Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear (1983)
Literary Animated Classics	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1985) The Adventures of Robin Hood (1985) The Man in the Iron Mask (1985) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1986) Ivanhoe (1986) Kidnapped (1986) King Solomon's Mines (1986) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1986) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1986) The Three Musketeers (1986) Black Beauty (1987) Don Quixote of La Mancha (1987) Rob Roy (1987) The Last of the Mohicans (1987) The Odyssey (1987) Treasure Island (1987) Alice in Wonderland (1988) Around the World in 80 Days (1988) Black Arrow (1988) Black Tulip (1988) Hiawatha (1988) Peter Pan (1988) Prisoner of Zenda (1988) Westward Ho! (1988) Wind in the Willows (1988) The Corsican Brothers (1989)
Co-productions	Alice Through the Looking Glass (1987)

v t e The animated releases of GoodTimes Entertainment
Burbank Films Australia's Dickens Family Classics	Oliver Twist (1982) The Old Curiosity Shop (1984) The Pickwick Papers (1985)
Golden Films' Animated Classics	Aladdin (1992) Sinbad (1992) Thumbelina (1992) The Jungle King (1994)
Jetlag Productions' Children's Classics	Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle (1994) Pocahontas (1994) Hercules (1995) Heidi (1995) Little Red Riding Hood (1995)
Co-productions	Camelot: The Legend (1998) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys (2001) Ben Hur (2003) Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone (2005)

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