6/5/2023 0 Comments Dickens nicholas![]() ![]() Another performance that is subtle, yet very effective is by Tom Courtenay, as Newman Noggs, who at the end helps Nicholas get to the truth. Jim Broadbent appears as the lunatic Wackford Squeers in another star turn. He plays this villain with relish and a panache not easily found in many other actors. Christopher Plummer as the evil uncle, Ralph Nickleby, is excellent. The story of how Nicholas avenge his dead father and in the process finds love and happiness is told with great assurance from the director and his notable players, some of the most brilliant figures in the English stage and films. ![]() The film treatment directed and written by Douglas McGrath tries to condense it. ![]() To even try to put a dent on the narrative is a task for someone very ambitious indeed. Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens is a rather complicated novel. ![]()
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