The fortunes and misfortunes of Moll Flanders [videorecording] / a co-production of Granada Television of England with WGBH/Boston, ITV Studios Limited ; producer, David Lascelles ; director, David Attwood ; writer Daniel Defoe ; adapted by Andrew Davies.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 30410 | BFS (disc 1)30411 | BFS (disc 2)31071-D | BFSPublication details: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Distributed by BFS Video, 2011.Description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 190 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inOther title: - Moll Flanders
- Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
- Director of photography, Ivan Strasburg ; editor, Edward Mansell ; music, Jim Parker, Mark Springer.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Written in 1712, Daniel Defoe's bawdy novel Moll Flanders was given a slick movie treatment with Kim Novak in the lead in 1965, then serialized for British television in 1975. Most 21st century viewers, however, are familiar only with the four-part Granada Television adaptation, which made its first British TV appearance on December 1, 1996. This time around, Alex Kingston was cast as the resourceful Moll Flanders, who, in her determination to attain the uppermost circles of 18th century British society, was not averse to hopping in a few beds in pursuit of that goal. Along the way, Moll got mixed up with highwaymen and other scoundrels, nearly meeting her doom at the end of a hangman's noose in the process. But if nothing else, Moll was a survivor, and a happy ending was never far from view. At the time of its first broadcast, Moll Flanders stirred up controversy by virtue (if that is the word) of its 17 -- count 'em, 17 -- sex scenes. By the time that American cable viewers were treated to this lavish and lurid miniseries, star Alex Kingston had attained network TV stardom as one of the regulars on NBC's E.R., a fact that served only to stir up additional interest in Kingston's full-blooded portrayal of the fearless Ms. Flanders. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Based on the novel by Daniel Defoe.
Originally produced in 1996 for the television program Mobil Masterpiece Theatre.
Special features: The complete novel: "The Fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders" by Daniel Defoe ; cast biographies ; selected filmographies.
Director of photography, Ivan Strasburg ; editor, Edward Mansell ; music, Jim Parker, Mark Springer.
Alex Kingston, Daniel Craig, Diana Rigg, Ronald Fraser, Ian Driver, Colin Buchanan, Trevyn McDowell, Maureen O'Brien, Lucy Fitzmaurice, Caroline Harker.
Ever since her birth in Newgate Prison, Moll has survived by her cunning wit, and considerable powers of seduction. In between using and deceiving her besotted paramours, she is not above picking a pocket or two. All the while, though, her heart belongs to the charismatic Jemmy. Inevitably, even the most clever criminal's luck runs out and Moll is soon facing hangman's noose. Special features included.
MPAA rating: Not rated.
DVD, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital.