The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

Name: The Personal History of David Copperfield
Director: Armando Iannucci
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2019
Duration: 1 h 59 min
Rating: 6.411
Cast: Aneurin Barnard, Anthony Welsh, Ben Whishaw, Benedict Wong, Daisy May Cooper

Comedy

6.4 (559 votes)

1h 59m

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

Director: Armando Iannucci
Writer: Simon Blackwell, Charles Dickens, Armando Iannucci
Original Language: English
Budget: $15,600,000

Cast

Aneurin Barnard Anthony Welsh Ben Whishaw Benedict Wong Daisy May Cooper Daniel Fearn Dev Patel Divian Ladwa Gwendoline Christie Hugh Laurie Morfydd Clark Paul Whitehouse Peter Capaldi Rosalind Eleazar Tilda Swinton

Keywords

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