Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
2008, English. Directed by Nancy Porter.
Louisa May Alcott, author of "Little Women," leads a literary double life, writing under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard, an identity that remains until the 1940s.
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- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
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- English
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Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India.
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Cast & crew
- Nancy PorterDirector
- Elizabeth MarvelLouisa May Alcott
- Daniel GerrollBronson Alcott
- Emily Sarah StikemanLouisa May Alcott
- Jane AlexanderEdnah Cheney
- Dossy PeabodyAbigail Alcott
- Molly SchreiberTeen Louisa
- Marianna BasshamMay Alcott
- Maggie QuigleyChild May Alcott
- Linda AmendolaAnna Alcott
- Ellen AdairTeen Anna Alcott
- Ken CheesemanRalph Waldo Emerson
- Beno ChapmanHenry David Thoreau
Details
- Released
- 9 August 2008
- Written by
- Harriet Reisen
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Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
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Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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If you liked Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women, try Come See Me in the Good Light, Love, Gilda, Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood.
Who directed Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women?
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women (2008) was directed by Nancy Porter and stars Elizabeth Marvel, Daniel Gerroll, Emily Sarah Stikeman.