Synopsis
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.
Awards
Details
- Released
- 7 November 2019
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Director
- Armando Iannucci
- Writers
- Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci
- Budget
- $15,600,000
- Box office
- $11,620,337
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Languages
- English
- Production
- FilmNation Entertainment, Film4 Productions, Wishmore
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Cast
Dev PatelNominated
Peter Capaldi
Ben Whishaw
Tilda Swinton
Gwendoline Christie
Hugh Laurie
Anthony Welsh
Aneurin Barnard
Divian Ladwa
Rosalind Eleazar