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.

Ralph Fiennes
Charles Dickens

Felicity Jones
Nelly Ternan

Joanna Scanlan
Catherine Dickens

Kristin Scott Thomas
Catherine Ternan

Tom Hollander
Wilkie Collins

Michelle Fairley
Caroline Graves

John Kavanagh
Reverend Benham

Amanda Hale
Fanny Ternan
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Release Date
December 25, 2013
Runtime
1h 51m
Genres
Drama, History, Romance
Director