Moll Flanders

Moll Flanders

1996

Moll Flanders, born in Newgate Prison, makes her way through 17th-century English society by her wits — marrying multiple times, turning to theft, and being transported to America — before finally achieving respectability and reunion. This adaptation of Defoe's picaresque novel follows Moll's determined survival across a world stacked against women.

Director

  • David Attwood

Cast

  • Alex Kingston
  • Daniel Craig
  • Diana Rigg

Filming Locations

  • Cheshire

    Scenes were filmed at period properties in Cheshire, including Little Moreton Hall in Congleton and Tatton Park in Knutsford, which provided authentic Tudor and Georgian backdrops for the film.

  • Lacock

    The picturesque village of Lacock and its Abbey were used as period filming locations, providing authentic 18th-century streetscapes and architecture for the production.

  • Lancashire

    Several Lancashire locations were used for period sequences, including Astley Hall in Chorley, Hoghton Tower near Preston, and Rivington Castle, all standing in for the film's 18th-century English settings.

  • Norton St. Philip
  • Turnaware Point