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The Personal History of David Copperfield

2019, comedy

119 minutes

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...

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Cast

Dev Patel

Dev Patel

David Copperfield

Peter Capaldi

Peter Capaldi

Mr. Micawber

Ben Whishaw

Ben Whishaw

Uriah Heep

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Betsey Trotwood

Gwendoline Christie

Gwendoline Christie

Jane Murdstone

Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie

Mr. Dick

Aneurin Barnard

Aneurin Barnard

Steerforth

Divan Ladwa

Dr. Chillip

Morfydd Clark

Clara Copperfield / Dora Spenlow

Benedict Wong

Benedict Wong

Mr. Wickfield

Paul Whitehouse

Paul Whitehouse

Daniel Peggotty

Daisy May Cooper

Peggotty

Daniel Fearn

Daniel Fearn

Pawnbroker

Sophie McShera

Mrs. Crupp

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Mrs. Steerforth

Bronagh Gallagher

Bronagh Gallagher

Mrs. Micawber

Ruby Bentall

Ruby Bentall

Janet

Darren Boyd

Darren Boyd

Edward Murdstone

Anna Maxwell Martin

Anna Maxwell Martin

Mrs. Strong

Matthew Cottle

Mr. Spenlow

Peter Singh

Tungay

Lynn Hunter

Lynn Hunter

Mrs. Heep

Jairaj Varsani

Young David

Ranveer Jaiswal

4-7-Year-Old David

Rosaleen Linehan

Mrs. Gummidge

Victor McGuire

Victor McGuire

Creakle

Paul Sharma

Butcher

Tuwaine Barrett

Tuwaine Barrett

Referee Boy

Aimee Kelly

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

Art

Polly Stevens

Art direction

Thomas Goodwin

Art direction

Dominique Pace

Art direction

Sonia Kasparian

Assistant art director

Cristina Casali

Cristina Casali

Production design

Charlotte Watts

Set decoration

Camera

Costume and make-up

Suzie Harman

Costume design

Robert Worley

Costume design

Anna Lubbock

Makeup artist

Emma Romans

Makeup artist

Hayley Young

Makeup artist

Giorgio Galliero

Makeup artist

Julie Atkins

Makeup artist

Amie Wilson

Makeup artist, hairstylist

Andrea Cracknell

Makeup artist, hairstylist

Helen Cannon

Makeup artist, hairstylist

Crew

Paul Kennington

Stunt coordinator

Directing

Armando Iannucci

Armando Iannucci

Director

Nige Watson

First assistant director

Angelica Pressello

Script supervisor

Nikki Molloy

Second assistant director

Editing

Peter Lambert

Editor

Mick Audsley

Editor

Production

Sarah Crowe

Casting

Celia Duval

Co-producer

Daniel Battsek

Executive producer

Ollie Madden

Executive producer

Glen Basner

Glen Basner

Executive producer

Christos V. Konstantakopoulos

Christos V. Konstantakopoulos

Executive producer

Simon Blackwell

Executive producer

Ben Browning

Ben Browning

Executive producer

Harriet Lawrence

Location manager

Kevin Loader

Producer

Armando Iannucci

Armando Iannucci

Producer

Dorothee Freytag

Production coordinator

Sound

Chris Devlin

Boom operator

Howard Bevan

Boom operator

Christopher Willis

Original music composer

Ihor Kaniuk

Sound re-recording mixer

Steve Little

Sound re-recording mixer

Paul Cotterell

Sound re-recording mixer

Paul Carter

Sound re-recording mixer

Writing

Visual effects

Ingo Putze

Visual effects supervisor

Sebastian Barker

Visual effects supervisor

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