The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

His greatest story was the one he could never tell.

2013•1h 51m•5.9/10

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5.9/10(210)

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.

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Production

BBC Film, Headline Pictures, Magnolia Mae Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Charles Dickens

Felicity Jones

Felicity Jones

Nelly Ternan

Joanna Scanlan

Joanna Scanlan

Catherine Dickens

Kristin Scott Thomas

Kristin Scott Thomas

Catherine Ternan

Tom Hollander

Tom Hollander

Wilkie Collins

Michelle Fairley

Michelle Fairley

Caroline Graves

John Kavanagh

John Kavanagh

Reverend Benham

Amanda Hale

Amanda Hale

Fanny Ternan

Perdita Weeks

Perdita Weeks

Maria Ternan

Tom Burke

Tom Burke

George Wharton

Richard McCabe

Richard McCabe

Mark Lemon

David Collings

David Collings

Governor

James Michael Rankin

James Michael Rankin

Evening Man

Charlotte Hope

Charlotte Hope

Prostitute

Michael Marcus

Michael Marcus

Charley Dickens

Laurence Spellman

Laurence Spellman

Porter

Jonathan Harden

Jonathan Harden

Mr. Arnott

Christos Lawton

Christos Lawton

Mr. Evans

Claire Daly

Mrs. Lambourne

Mark Dexter

Mark Dexter

Mr. Augustus Egg

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