Charles Dickens' Hard times / adaptated by Arthur Hopcraft ; producer, Peter Eckersley ; directed by John Irvin ; a co-production by Granada Television and WNET/13.

Local MP and schoolmaster Thomas Gradgrind raises his children, Louisa and Tom, in the utilitarian fashion, stressing reason and fact and dismissing imagination and emotion. Under his influence, Louisa grows cold while Tom turns to a secret life of drinking and gambling. To be nearer her brother, Lo...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Hard times (Television program : 1977) Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	Granada Television WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) Acorn Media (Firm)
Other Authors:	Hopcraft, Arthur (Screenwriter) Eckersley, Peter (Producer) Irvin, John (Director) Allen, Patrick, 1927-2006 (Actor) West, Timothy (Actor) Dobie, Alan (Actor) Tong, Jacqueline, 1951- (Actor) Wren, Richard (Actor) Fox, Edward, 1937- (Actor)
Language:	English
Published:	[United States] : Acorn Media, 2007.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870 > Television adaptations. Families > Drama. Marriage > Drama. London (England) > Social life and customs > 19th century > Drama. Television programs > Great Britain. Television programs > United States. Made-for-TV movies. Television mini-series. Social problem > Television mini-series. Drama. Television adaptations. Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870. 1800 - 1899 Families. Manners and customs. Marriage. England > London.
Genre:	Television adaptations. Drama. Television programs Made-for-TV movies. Television mini-series. Social problem
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (203 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Hard times.
Format:	Video DVD