The Personal History Of David Copperfield
- 2020 film
An adaptation of the Dickens classic directed by Armando Iannucci. Also features Dev Patel, Aneurin Barnard, Peter Capaldi, Morfydd Clark, Daisy May Cooper and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Film
- Released
- 2020
- Stars
- Dev Patel, Aneurin Barnard, Peter Capaldi, Morfydd Clark, Daisy May Cooper, Rosalind Eleazar, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton and more
- Writers
- Charles Dickens, Simon Blackwell and Armando Iannucci
- Director
- Armando Iannucci
- Producers
- Kevin Loader, Armando Iannucci, Daniel Battsek, Ollie Madden, Simon Blackwell, Ben Browning, Glen Basner, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos and Celia Duval
- Companies
An adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens story, directed by award winning filmmaker Armando Iannucci.
The film is set in the 1840s and 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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Additional details
- Tagline
- From rags to riches... and back again
- UK certificate
- PG
- Duration
- 119 minutes
- UK release
- Friday 24th January 2020
- Produced
- 2018
- UK premiere
- Wednesday 2nd October 2019, Odeon Luxe, Leicester Square
- Distributors
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
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Broadcast details
- Most recent repeats
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- Monday 26th August 2024 at 6:40pm on Film4
- Sunday 17th September 2023 at 6:40pm on Film4
- Monday 24th April 2023 at 12:05am on C4
Recording details
- Ealing Studios - Studio
- Dorney Court - Mrs Strong's school