---
title: 'The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alberto Cavalcanti'
released: '1947-03-12'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-life-and-adventures-of-nicholas-nickleby-1947'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039657/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)

1947 · 108 min · Drama · United Kingdom

Original title: Nicholas Nickleby

## Synopsis

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is a 1947 British drama film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and starring Cedric Hardwicke, with Derek Bond in the title role. The screenplay by John Dighton is based on the Charles Dickens novel The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1839). This first sound screen adaptation of the book followed silent films released in 1903 and 1912.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alberto Cavalcanti](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-cavalcanti)
- **Screenplay:** [John Dighton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dighton)
- **Producer:** [Michael Balcon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-balcon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lord Berners](https://cinepixo.com/people/lord-berners)

## Cast

- [Sally Ann Howes](https://cinepixo.com/people/sally-ann-howes)
- [Cedric Hardwicke](https://cinepixo.com/people/cedric-hardwicke)
- [Stanley Holloway](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-holloway)
- [Derek Bond](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-bond)

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