Movie
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Overview
A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David’s journey is by turns hilarious and tragic, but always full of life, colour and humanity.
Details
- Release date
- 2019-11-07
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- FilmNation Entertainment, Film4 Productions, Wishmore
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Dev Patel as David Copperfield
- Peter Capaldi as Mr. Micawber
- Ben Whishaw as Uriah Heep
- Tilda Swinton as Betsey Trotwood
- Gwendoline Christie as Jane Murdstone
- Hugh Laurie as Mr. Dick
- Anthony Welsh as Ham
- Aneurin Barnard as Steerforth
- Divian Ladwa as Dr. Chillip
- Rosalind Eleazar as Agnes
- Morfydd Clark as Clara Copperfield / Dora Spenlow
- Benedict Wong as Mr. Wickfield
Crew
- Armando Iannucci - Director
- Simon Blackwell - Screenplay
- Armando Iannucci - Screenplay
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