Rent The Little Matchgirl (1986)
4.4 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 20min
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- Synopsis:
- Christmastime brings little joy to the poor of Victorian London. Cold and hungry, with no gifts to exchange, they cannot afford to stop work, even on Christmas Day. Life is like that for the Little Matchgirl (Natalie Morse). She roams the streets selling matches for a penny a bundle, and those pennies have to keep her and her ragged father. They have known better times; but her mother, a singer in the music halls, died when the Matchgirl was very young, and life has since treated her harshly. Then, one day, she strikes one of her matches to keep warm and discovers in the flame a magic world. A world where she can go anywhere, and do anything...even fall in love.
- Actors:
- Michael Hordern, Twiggy, Roger Daltrey, Paul Daneman, Jimmy Jewel, Stratford Johns, Jennie Linden, Natalie Morse, Russell Lee Nash, Jemma Price, Nicola Dawn, Paddie O'Neil, Patricia Lawrence, Dorothea Phillips, Robert Putt, Pearl Hackney, Fanny Carby, John Rogan, Cristina Avery, Eithne Hannigan
- Directors:
- Michael Custance
- Producers:
- Peter Jefferies
- Writers:
- Hans Christian Andersen, Jeremy Paul, Leslie Stewart
- Aka:
- The Little Match Girl
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Classics, Drama, Music & Musicals
- Collections:
- The Golden Age of British Pop Musicals, A Brief History of Film...
