The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1993 film)

For other uses, see The Mystery of Edwin Drood (disambiguation).

The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a 1993 film, the fourth film adaptation of the Charles Dickens unfinished 1870 novel of the same name.^[2][3] This was the last film of Barry Evans.^[4]

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
A&E DVD cover
Directed by	Timothy Forder
Written by	Charles Dickens (novel) Timothy Forder
Produced by	Keith Hayley, Jo Gilbert
Starring	Jonathan Phillips Robert Powell Finty Williams
Cinematography	Martin McGrath
Edited by	Sue Alhadeff
Music by	Kick Production
Distributed by	A&E Home Video (USA) Curzon Gold Video (AUS)
Release date	23 April 1993 (1993-04-23)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£1,579 (UK)[1]

Cast

• Robert Powell as John Jasper
• Jonathan Phillips as Edwin Drood
• Peter Pacey as Septimus Crisparkle
• Nanette Newman as Mrs. Crisparkle
• Freddie Jones as Sapsea
• Gemma Craven as Miss Twinkleton
• Marc Sinden as Mr Honeythunder
• Rosemary Leach as Mrs. Tope
• Glyn Houston as Grewgious
• Andrew Sachs as Durdles
• Barry Evans as Bazzard
• Ronald Fraser as Dean
• Finty Williams as Rosa

Locations

Many scenes were filmed in Rochester, including Minor Canon Row and Rochester Cathedral which doubled as Cloisterham Cathedral.^[5]

References

1. "UK films and co-productions". Screen International. 14 January 1994. p. 50.
2. "The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1993)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017.
3. Kennedy, Maev (25 January 2011). "BBC to provide answer to Charles Dickens' final mystery". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
4. "Barry Evans". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016.
5. Kent Film Office (15 March 1993). "Kent Film Office The Mystery of Edwin Drood Film Focus".

External links

• The Mystery of Edwin Drood at IMDb
• The Mystery of Edwin Drood at AllMovie