Released as a theatrical movie in Europe, this premiered as an NBC television special in the U.S.
The second movie based on a Charles Dickens novel for Ron Moody (Uriah Heep). He previously played Fagin in "Oliver! (1968)," a role he originated on the London stage.
Final television appearance of James Donald (Mr. Murdstone) before he died on August 3, 1993, at the age of seventy-six.