Little Women
by Louisa May Alcottliterary work· published 1868
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Louisa May Alcotts classic novel, set during the Civil War, has always captivated even the most reluctant readers. Little girls, especially, love following the adventures of the four March sisters--Meg, Beth, Amy, and most of all, the tomboy Jo--as they experience the joys and disappointments, tragedies and triumphs, of growing up. This simpler version captures all the charm and warmth of the original.
Adaptations (14)
Little Women has been adapted 14 times, across film, miniseries, and television series, from 1917 to 2019.
Little Women1933 · film · 115 min · dir. George Cukor · IMDb ↗Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Little Women1949 · film · 122 min · dir. Mervyn LeRoy · IMDb ↗Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Little Women1950 · miniseries · 30 min · IMDb ↗Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mot...
- Little Women1958 · television series · 30 min · dir. Alan Bromly · IMDb ↗
Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother, a very outspoken women for her time. The story tells of how the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world.
Little Women1970 · television series · 225 min · IMDb ↗IMDb6.3Little Women is a 1970 BBC television miniseries, based on Louisa May Alcott's 1868-69 two-volume novel of the same name about four sisters who come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. The third BBC adaptation of the novel, the nine-part series is often considered—while not particularly widely acknowledged—one of the more faithful adaptations.
Little Women1978 · miniseries · 194 min · IMDb ↗IMDb6.7The two part miniseries chronicles the lives and loves of the four March sisters – Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth – growing up during the American Civil War. While their father leaves for battle, the sisters must rely on each other for strength in the face of tragedies both large and small.
Little Women1981 · television series · 24 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.6In the United States, the Civil War has just broken and Mr March, a physician and father of four daughters, went to the front. Madam March remains alone with her four daughters: the eldest Margaret (Meg), Josephine (Jo) budding writer, a real boy failed, Elisabeth (Beth), the timid passionate piano, and the latest addition, Amy, who loves to draw. The four girls will quickly get to know their neighbor Mr. Lawrence, which they had a little scared at first, but also to his grandson Laurie who at the age of Jo. Together, they go through many hardships, more or less happy, the furies of Aunt March, jealousies, the joys and the war in fabric background, hoping that their father will come back safe and sound...
Tales of Little Women1987 · television series · 29 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.5Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy are four loving March sisters living with their mother in the USA during the Civil War. Their father is a military doctor fighting in the Union Army. After a terrible battle in a neighbour town, the Confederates pass through their town and burn it. Over the ruins of their house the March family also learn that the factory in which their father invested all his money has been burnt too. Homeless and pennyless, the family heads towards Newcord, where the father's aunt lives, hoping for the old lady to help them. The girls try to adjust to their new life, face many hardships, meet new friends and wish to the war to be over at last.
Little Women1994 · film · 115 min · dir. Gillian Armstrong · IMDb ↗IMDb7.387MetacriticFour sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Little Women2017 · television series · 180 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.2Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, the story follows sisters Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March on their journey from childhood to adulthood. With the help of their mother, Marmee, and while their father is away at war, the girls navigate what it means to be a young woman: from sibling rivalry and first love, to loss and marriage.
Little Women2018 · film · 112 min · dir. Clare Niederpruem · IMDb ↗A modern retelling of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, we follow the lives of four sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March - detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood. Despite harsh times, they cling to optimism, and as they mature, they face blossoming ambitions and relationships, as well as tragedy, while maintaining their unbreakable bond as sisters.
Little Women2019 · film · 135 min · dir. Greta Gerwig · IMDb ↗Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
