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The Personal History of David Copperfield

Release Date:August 28, 2020

Running Time:119 min

Genres:Comedy

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Cast

Dev Patel Peter Capaldi Ben Whishaw Tilda Swinton Gwendoline Christie Hugh Laurie Anthony Welsh Aneurin Barnard Divian Ladwa Rosalind Eleazar Morfydd Clark Benedict Wong

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

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.

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