The Personal History of David Copperfield

The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

From rags to riches... and back again.

Comedy

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.

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  • Release Date: 2019-11-07
  • Runtime: 1h 59min
  • Director: Armando Iannucci

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    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

    • Paul Whitehouse

      Daniel Peggotty

    • Daisy May Cooper

      Peggotty

    • Daniel Fearn

      Pawnbroker

    • Sophie McShera

      Mrs. Crupp

    • Nikki Amuka-Bird

      Mrs. Steerforth

    • Bronagh Gallagher

      Mrs. Micawber

    • Ruby Bentall

      Janet

    • Darren Boyd

      Edward Murdstone

    • Anna Maxwell Martin

      Mrs. Strong

    • Matthew Cottle

      Mr. Spenlow

    • Peter Singh

      Tungay

    • Lynn Hunter

      Mrs. Heep

    • Jairaj Varsani

      Young David

    • Ranveer Jaiswal

      4-7-Year-Old David

    • Rosaleen Linehan

      Mrs. Gummidge

    • Victor McGuire

      Creakle

    • Phaldut Sharma

      Butcher

    • Tuwaine Barrett

      Referee Boy

    • Aimee Kelly

      Emily

    • Albie Atkinson

      Mealy Potatoes

    • Faisal Dacosta

      Mick Walker

    • Fisayo Akinade

      Markham

    • Glen Davies

      Coalman

    • Nigel Betts

      Creditor

    • Oengus MacNamara

      Bootmaker

    • Neilesh Ambu

      Middle Class Man (uncredited)

    • Joanne James

      Milliner / Middle Class Widow Woman (uncredited)

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