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The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
Directed by Armando Iannucci
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.
Rated PG | Length 119 minutes
Actors
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