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Nicholas Nickleby - Charlie Hunnam, Jim Broadbent, Jamie Bell, Douglas McGrath

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Movie propaganda

Every family needs a hero.

Young Nicholas (Charlie Hunnam) and his family enjoy a comfortable life, until Nicholas' father dies and the family is left penniless. Nicholas, his sister and mother venture to London to seek help from their Uncle Ralph (Christopher Plummer), but Ralph's only intentions are to separate the family and exploit them. Nicholas is sent to a school run by the cruel, abusive and horridly entertaining Wackford Squeers (Jim Broadbent) but he escapes with a schoolmate and sets off to reunite the family. An intimately epic version of Dickens' classic.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film Charles Dickens UK Victorian London drama

Persons of interest

Stella Gonet .... Mrs Nickleby
Andrew Havill .... Mr Nickleby
Henry McGrath .... Child Nicholas Nickleby
Hugh Mitchell .... Boy Nicholas Nickleby
Poppy Rogers .... Child Kate Nickleby
Jessie Lou Roberts .... Young Kate Nickleby
Charlie Hunnam .... Nicholas Nickleby
Romola Garai .... Kate Nickleby
Tom Courtenay .... Newman Noggs
Christopher Plummer .... Ralph Nickleby
Anne Hathaway .... Madeline Bray
Jim Broadbent .... Wackford Squeers
Jamie Bell .... Smike
Juliet Stevenson .... Mrs Squeers
Bruce Cook .... Little Wackford Squeers
Greg Sheffield .... Bolder
Alexander Graham .... Cobbey
Charles Dickens .... Author
Douglas McGrath .... Screenwriter
Douglas McGrath .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Nicholas Nickleby official movie site
Nicholas Nickleby QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globes) 2003: Nomination: Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
National Board of Review, USA, 2002: Best Ensemble Performance (Charlie Hunnam, Jamie Bell, Miranda Richardson, Nathan Lane, Christopher Plummer, Jim Broadbent, Anne Hathaway, Roger Ashton-Griffiths)
Young Artist Awards 2003: Nomination: Best Family Feature Film - Drama; Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor (Jamie Bell)

See also Great expectations, Oliver Twist
Studios and distributors:

Warner Bros * Roadshow Films

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Well, Nicholas Nickleby is ok, but it's not Emma. Charlie Hunnam is pretty but wet. The Squeers family is without redeeming features. To the modern eye it's full of outrageous stereotypes and clichés.

Jamie Bell goes off.