Movie
The Personal History of David Copperfield
From rags to riches... and back again.
20191h 59m★ 6.4Comedy
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.
Director
- Armando Iannucci
Writers
- Simon Blackwell
- Armando Iannucci
Producers
- Daniel Battsek · Executive Producer
- Ollie Madden · Executive Producer
- Glen Basner · Executive Producer
- Christos V. Konstantakopoulos · Executive Producer
- Simon Blackwell · Executive Producer
Where to watch
Region: US · via JustWatch / TMDBStream
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Top cast
Dev Patel
David Copperfield
Peter Capaldi
Mr. Micawber
Ben Whishaw
Uriah Heep
Tilda Swinton
Betsey Trotwood
Gwendoline Christie
Jane Murdstone
Hugh Laurie
Mr. Dick
Anthony Welsh
Ham
Aneurin Barnard
Steerforth
Divian Ladwa
Dr. Chillip
Rosalind Eleazar
Agnes
Morfydd Clark
Clara Copperfield / Dora Spenlow
Benedict Wong
Mr. Wickfield
