Renowned storyteller Charles Dickens brought the world characters such as Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, David Copperfield, and Oliver Twist. He wrote a story for his own children that he read to them annually. He didn’t want it published, but it was published posthumously and is now the basis for a major motion picture.
The tagline for The King of Kings is “A Story Told by Charles Dickens,” and it features Dickens throughout. His fiction has captivated readers and theatergoers with A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, and more. He also wrote nonfiction, and this story uses real historical characters to explore some of his favorite themes, such as injustice, sacrifice, compassion, forgiveness, friendship, and redemption.
In the film, young Walter Dickens imagines himself as King
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