The Personal History of David Copperfield
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- Runtime
- 119 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Dev Patel
- Peter Capaldi
- Ben Whishaw
- Tilda Swinton
- Gwendoline Christie
- Hugh Laurie
- Anthony Welsh
- Aneurin Barnard
- Divian Ladwa
- Rosalind Eleazar
- Morfydd Clark
- Benedict Wong
- Paul Whitehouse
- Daisy May Cooper
- Daniel Fearn
- Sophie McShera
- Nikki Amuka-Bird
- Bronagh Gallagher
- Ruby Bentall
- Darren Boyd
- Anna Maxwell Martin
- Matthew Cottle
- Peter Singh
- Lynn Hunter
- Jairaj Varsani
- Ranveer Jaiswal
- Rosaleen Linehan
- Victor McGuire
- Phaldut Sharma
- Tuwaine Barrett
- Aimee Kelly
- Albie Atkinson
- Faisal Dacosta
- Fisayo Akinade
- Glen Davies
- Nigel Betts
- Oengus MacNamara
- Neilesh Ambu
- Joanne James
Director
- Armando Iannucci
Producers
- Kevin Loader
- Armando Iannucci
Screenwriter
- Simon Blackwell
- Armando Iannucci
