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The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders is a 1996 British drama television film directed by David Attwood, with a screenplay by Andrew Davies and starring Alex Kingston. It is an adaptation of the novel Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe.
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders: Created by Dominic Minghella. With James Bowers, Alex Kingston, Daniel Craig, Trevyn McDowell. Story of a woman who merely wished to be a loving wife, but always had to live the life of crime.
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- Brujeria
- Unrated
- James Bowers, Alex Kingston, Daniel Craig
A second British television adaptation, broadcast by ITV in 1996, titled The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders, with Alex Kingston starring as Moll and Daniel Craig as Jemmy. This film is one of the closest adaptations to the novel, though it ends when she is still a relatively young woman.
- Daniel Defoe
- 1931
Based on the classic novel by Daniel Defoe, this film adaptation relates the trouble-filled tale of Moll Flanders (Alex Kingston), a young British woman who goes from housemaid to mistress to...
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- David Attwood
- Adventure
- Alex Kingston
Jun 14, 1996 · Defoe's famous title summarizes the original story: “The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders, &c.
Overview. After being born in prison, Moll Flanders wends her way through the top and bottom of 18th-century English society, has five husbands and many male and female lovers, travels to America and back again, and in general discovers all that is cruel and sweet in life. David Attwood. Director. Daniel Defoe. Novel. Andrew Davies. Writer.
After running away from her adoptive family, young Moll Flanders is taken in by the Mayor of Colchester and raised alongside his two sons - but her relationship with the eldest is decidedly more than fraternal.
