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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

Zoe Freed

Foley Artist

Helen Cannon

Makeup Artist

Andrea Cracknell

Hairstylist

Emma Romans

Makeup Artist

Andrea Cracknell

Makeup Artist

Anna Lubbock

Makeup Artist

Amie Wilson

Makeup Artist

Jemma Riley-Tolch

Foley Mixer

Peter Burgis

Foley Artist

Giorgio Galliero

Makeup Artist

Amie Wilson

Hairstylist

Helen Cannon

Hairstylist

Hayley Young

Makeup Artist

Lilly Blazewicz

Foley Editor

Steve Little

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ihor Kaniuk

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Laura Odette Phipps

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Julie Atkins

Makeup Artist

Glen Basner

Executive Producer

Thomas Goodwin

Art Direction

Ingo Putze

Visual Effects Supervisor

Sebastian Barker

Visual Effects Supervisor

Vikram Chadha

Visual Effects Producer

Celia Duval

Co-Producer

Polly Stevens

Art Direction

Christos V. Konstantakopoulos

Executive Producer

Ollie Madden

Executive Producer

Nick Dent

Supervising Art Director

Daniel Battsek

Executive Producer

Simon Blackwell

Executive Producer

Nige Watson

First Assistant Director

Nikki Molloy

Second Assistant Director

Louise Seymour

Post Production Supervisor

Paul Cotterell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Andrew Heard

Third Assistant Director

Harriet Lawrence

Location Manager

Liam Carey

Stunts

Freddie FitzHerbert

Camera Trainee

Ben Brown

First Assistant "A" Camera

Chris Wilkinson

Drone Pilot

Jennie Paddon

First Assistant "B" Camera

Douglas Ingram

Storyboard Artist

Iain Mackay

"A" Camera Operator

Fran Weston

First Assistant "B" Camera

Tony van Silva

Stunts

Adam Glasman

Digital Intermediate Colorist

Iain Mackay

Steadicam Operator

Alex Finlayson

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Peter Lambert

Editor

Paul Kennington

Stunt Coordinator

Danny Hambrook

Production Sound Mixer

Paul Carter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Karen Hartley-Thomas

Hair Designer

Howard Bevan

Boom Operator

Robin Peters

Additional Editor

Jordan Brooks

Drone Operator

Daisy Baldry

Crowd Assistant Director

Karen Hartley-Thomas

Makeup Designer

Daz Parker

Stunts

Felix Leech

Stunts

Jonty Green

Stunts

Cenay Said

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Harry Bennett-Snewin

Digital Imaging Technician

Jody Knight

Key Grip

Chris Devlin

Boom Operator

Todd Ellis

Standby Art Director

Violet Elliot

Assistant Set Decoration

Sarah Turner

Production Secretary

Pani Scott

First Assistant Editor

Sonia Kasparian

Assistant Art Director

Robert Platt-Higgins

Post Production Coordinator

Shalina Bhamra

Art Department Assistant

Simone Tomasi

Assistant Production Coordinator

Simon Thorpe

Grip

Ian Cunningham

First Assistant Editor

Dorothee Freytag

Production Coordinator

Armando Iannucci

Director

Simon Blackwell

Screenplay

Charles Dickens

Novel

Armando Iannucci

Screenplay

Armando Iannucci

Producer

Kevin Loader

Producer

Monique Mussell

Production Manager

Zac Nicholson

Director of Photography

Sarah Crowe

Casting

Christopher Willis

Original Music Composer

Cristina Casali

Production Design

Suzie Harman

Costume Design

Ben Browning

Executive Producer

Angelica Pressello

Script Supervisor

Mick Audsley

Editor

Charlotte Dirickx

Set Decoration

Robert Worley

Costume Design

Dominique Law

Art Direction