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1. Jan. 2002 · Dick Whittington: Directed by Geoff Posner. With Amanda Barrie, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kevin Bishop, Julian Clary. An adaptation of the folktale about a lonely boy, his beloved cat, and the hard decisions that come with their adventures.
- (54)
- Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Geoff Posner
- 2002-01-01
Written forms date from the early 1600s, over 150 years after the death of the historical Whittington. A drama play (1604–05) and ballad (1605) are known only by name; Richard Johnson 's ballad of 1612 is the earliest surviving piece that refers to Whittington making his fortune with his cat.
Richard Dick Whittington (* um 1354; † März 1423) war ein englischer Kaufmann und Politiker des Spätmittelalters. Er war dreimal Lord Mayor of London, Unterhaus abgeordneter und Sheriff von London. Zu seinen Lebzeiten finanzierte er eine Reihe von öffentlichen Projekten, wie z. B. Entwässerungssysteme in armen Gegenden des ...
12. Jan. 2021 · Dick Whittington and friends are on an adventure to save the true spirit of London. Watch the trailer for Dick Whittington, now streaming on National Theatre at Home:...
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- National Theatre
Dick Whittington. A medieval Lord Mayor of London and his famous cat are remembered in rural Gloucestershire. The story of povery stricken Dick Whittington travelling to London with a cat and finding fame and fortune has, like so many myths, some basis in truth.
The tale of the poor boy who becomes Lord Mayor of London has been a staple of British pantomimes since at least the nineteenth century. But where did this classic home-grown English fairy tale come from? And what basis did the Dick Whittington story have in reality?
Dick Whittington and His Cat. 1913. Directed by Alice Guy-Blaché. Dick, a young boy hears wondrous tales of London, where the streets are paced with gold. At night he dreams of the capital. The next day he leaves his country home to see his fortune in London.
