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The Personal History of David Copperfield

20196.4 / 10119 min

Comedy

Overview

From rags to riches... and back again.

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

David Copperfield

Peter Capaldi

Mr. Micawber

Ben Whishaw

Uriah Heep

Tilda Swinton

Betsey Trotwood

Gwendoline Christie

Jane Murdstone

Hugh Laurie

Mr. Dick

Anthony Welsh

Ham

Aneurin Barnard

Steerforth

Divian Ladwa

Dr. Chillip

Rosalind Eleazar

Agnes

Morfydd Clark

Clara Copperfield / Dora Spenlow

Benedict Wong

Mr. Wickfield

Paul Whitehouse

Daniel Peggotty

Daisy May Cooper

Peggotty

Daniel Fearn

Pawnbroker

Sophie McShera

Mrs. Crupp

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Mrs. Steerforth

Bronagh Gallagher

Mrs. Micawber

Ruby Bentall

Janet

Darren Boyd

Edward Murdstone

Anna Maxwell Martin

Mrs. Strong

Matthew Cottle

Mr. Spenlow

Peter Singh

Tungay

Lynn Hunter

Mrs. Heep

Jairaj Varsani

Young David

Ranveer Jaiswal

4-7-Year-Old David

Rosaleen Linehan

Mrs. Gummidge

Victor McGuire

Creakle

Phaldut Sharma

Butcher

Tuwaine Barrett

Referee Boy

Aimee Kelly

Emily

Albie Atkinson

Mealy Potatoes

Faisal Dacosta

Mick Walker

Fisayo Akinade

Markham

Glen Davies

Coalman

Nigel Betts

Creditor

Oengus MacNamara

Bootmaker

Neilesh Ambu

Middle Class Man (uncredited)

Joanne James

Milliner / Middle Class Widow Woman (uncredited)

Crew

Lilly Blazewicz

Foley Editor

Peter Burgis

Foley Artist

Zoe Freed

Foley Artist

Ihor Kaniuk

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Steve Little

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jemma Riley-Tolch

Foley Mixer

Helen Cannon

Makeup Artist

Helen Cannon

Hairstylist

Andrea Cracknell

Makeup Artist

Andrea Cracknell

Hairstylist

Giorgio Galliero

Makeup Artist

Anna Lubbock

Makeup Artist

Laura Odette Phipps

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Emma Romans

Makeup Artist

Amie Wilson

Makeup Artist

Amie Wilson

Hairstylist

Hayley Young

Makeup Artist

Glen Basner

Executive Producer

Daniel Battsek

Executive Producer

Simon Blackwell

Executive Producer

Celia Duval

Co-Producer

Christos V. Konstantakopoulos

Executive Producer

Ollie Madden

Executive Producer

Thomas Goodwin

Art Direction

Polly Stevens

Art Direction

Nick Dent

Supervising Art Director

Julie Atkins

Makeup Artist

Sebastian Barker

Visual Effects Supervisor

Vikram Chadha

Visual Effects Producer

Ingo Putze

Visual Effects Supervisor

Nige Watson

First Assistant Director

Nikki Molloy

Second Assistant Director

Louise Seymour

Post Production Supervisor

Karen Hartley-Thomas

Hair Designer

Karen Hartley-Thomas

Makeup Designer

Peter Lambert

Editor

Felix Leech

Stunts

Jonty Green

Stunts

Daz Parker

Stunts

Liam Carey

Stunts

Tony van Silva

Stunts

Paul Kennington

Stunt Coordinator

Harriet Lawrence

Location Manager

Danny Hambrook

Production Sound Mixer

Paul Carter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Paul Cotterell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Adam Glasman

Digital Intermediate Colorist

Iain Mackay

"A" Camera Operator

Iain Mackay

Steadicam Operator

Ben Brown

First Assistant "A" Camera

Jennie Paddon

First Assistant "B" Camera

Fran Weston

First Assistant "B" Camera

Alex Finlayson

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Cenay Said

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Harry Bennett-Snewin

Digital Imaging Technician

Freddie FitzHerbert

Camera Trainee

Chris Wilkinson

Drone Pilot

Jordan Brooks

Drone Operator

Jody Knight

Key Grip

Simon Thorpe

Grip

Chris Devlin

Boom Operator

Howard Bevan

Boom Operator

Daisy Baldry

Crowd Assistant Director

Andrew Heard

Third Assistant Director

Todd Ellis

Standby Art Director

Sonia Kasparian

Assistant Art Director

Shalina Bhamra

Art Department Assistant

Douglas Ingram

Storyboard Artist

Violet Elliot

Assistant Set Decoration

Robin Peters

Additional Editor

Ian Cunningham

First Assistant Editor

Pani Scott

First Assistant Editor

Robert Platt-Higgins

Post Production Coordinator

Dorothee Freytag

Production Coordinator

Simone Tomasi

Assistant Production Coordinator

Sarah Turner

Production Secretary

Armando Iannucci

Director

Simon Blackwell

Screenplay

Armando Iannucci

Screenplay

Armando Iannucci

Producer

Kevin Loader

Producer

Charles Dickens

Novel

Zac Nicholson

Director of Photography

Sarah Crowe

Casting

Monique Mussell

Production Manager

Christopher Willis

Original Music Composer

Suzie Harman

Costume Design

Cristina Casali

Production Design

Ben Browning

Executive Producer

Mick Audsley

Editor

Angelica Pressello

Script Supervisor

Charlotte Dirickx

Set Decoration

Robert Worley

Costume Design

Dominique Law

Art Direction