Dreamchild
32 reviews
Drama/Fantasy
1h 34m
1985
Eighty-year-old Alice Hargreaves is about to visit Columbia University to attend a reception in honor of author Lewis Carroll. As a child, Alice had a close friendship with the writer,...
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Eighty-year-old Alice Hargreaves is about to visit Columbia University to attend a reception in honor of author Lewis Carroll. As a child, Alice had a close friendship with the writer, and their relationship was the creative catalyst for Carroll's most beloved work. However, as Alice reflects on her experiences with the author, she realizes the complexity of their bond has had lasting, deeply felt ramifications.
- DirectorGavin Millar
- Release4 October 1985
- Genre
- Duration1h 34m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate32 reviews
- Productions
Thorn EMI, PfH
Cast

Coral Browne
Alice Hargreaves

Ian Holm
Reverend Charles L. Dodgson / Lewis Carroll

Peter Gallagher
Jack Dolan

Nicola Cowper
Lucy

Jane Asher
Mrs. Liddell

Amelia Shankley
Little Alice

Imogen Boorman
Lorina

Rupert Wainwright
Hargreaves

Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Mr. Duckworth

James Wilby
Baker

Shane Rimmer
Mr. Marl

William Hootkins
1st Radio Actor

Alan Shearman
1st Reporter

Sam Douglas
4th Reporter

Ron Berglas
3rd Editor

Steve Whitmire
Mock Turtle/Caterpillar

Fulton Mackay
Gryphon (voice)

Alan Bennett
Mock Turtle (voice)

Julie Walters
Dormouse (voice)

Tony Haygarth
Mad Hatter (voice)

Frank Middlemass
Caterpillar (voice)

Ken Campbell
Radio Sound Effects Man/March Hare (voice)
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