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The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl is a short story by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story is about a dying child's hopes and dreams, and was first published in 1845. This adaptation was made for Harlech TV and broadcast on 28th December 1986 and starred Twiggy and Roger Daltrey, and features the song 'Mistletoe and Wine' which became a Christmas number one for Cliff Richard in 1988, the biggest selling record of that year.
Cast
- Michael Hordern as Himself - Introduction
- Twiggy as Josie Roberts
- Roger Daltrey as Jebb Macklin
- Jimmy Jewel as Butler
- Stratford Johns as Rich Man
- Jennie Linden as Mrs. Fairbrother
- Paul Daneman as Mr. Fairbrother
- Natalie Morse as The Matchgirl
- Russell Lee Nash as Arthur
- Robert Putt as Landlord
- Dorothea Phillips as Winifred
- Patricia Lawrence as Maud
Details
- Director
- Michael Custance
- Released
- December 28, 1986
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Genres
- Drama, Music, TV Movie
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.0 / 10 from 2 votes
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