Dickens on Screen

Since 1897 there have been well over 200 film and television adaptations of Charles Dickens's novels and short stories. To celebrate the great man's bicentenary, this mezzanine display takes a look at Dickens on screen with a focus on some of the home-grown adaptations of his work. These include established classics of British cinema such as David Lean's versions of Great Expectations (1947) and Oliver Twist (1948), as well as silent adaptations, respected television serials and some intriguing projects that never got off the ground. The display explores their planning, production and marketing through a rich array of vintage posters, stunning costume designs, correspondence, actors's make-up charts and behind-the-scenes photographs drawn from the BFI's Special Collections.
12 January - 25 March