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Director:
Simon Curtis
Writers:
Charles Dickens (novel)
Adrian Hodges (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
16 April 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Charles Dickens' haunting semi-autobiographical tale of a boy who is sent away by his stepfather after his mother dies but manages to triumph over incredible adversities. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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Very good version more (25 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Emilia Fox ... Clara Copperfield
Pauline Quirke ... Peggotty

Maggie Smith ... Betsey Trotwood
John Normington ... Dr. Chillip

Daniel Radcliffe ... Young David Copperfield
Trevor Eve ... Murdstone
Michael Elphick ... Barkis
James Thornton ... Ham Peggotty
Alun Armstrong ... Daniel Peggotty
Patsy Byrne ... Mrs. Gummidge
Laura Harling ... Little Emily
Zoë Wanamaker ... Miss Murdstone
Jacqueline Tong ... Lady in Coach
Karl Johnson ... Tungay

Ian McKellen ... Creakle
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
185 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | UK:PG | USA:Unrated
Filming Locations:
Blackfriars, London, England, UK
Company:
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The white gown worn by Emilia Fox (Clara Copperfield) while being courted by Mr. Murdstone is the same costume worn by Samantha Morton (Harriet Smith) during Emma's fantasy sequence of Harriet marrying Mr. Elton in Emma (1996) (TV), and by Julie Cox (Annabella Milbanke) in Byron (2003) (TV). more
Quotes:
Barkis: [repeated] Barkis is willin'! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#31.14)" (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Newcastle more

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14 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Very good version, 27 January 2006
9/10
Author: pawebster from England

David Copperfield is not an easy one to film because the story -- while unfailingly interesting -- does have some of Dickens' most cloying sentimentality and sugary sweetness. David himself is saintly, and this makes him hard to play as an interesting character. In fact, playing the young hero in period dramas can easily be something of a poisoned chalice. (Other adaptations of recent years have come unstuck on this point.) However, this works out fine here. A very small Daniel Radcliffe is excellent as Harry P-- sorry, as young David, and I think that Ciarán McMenamin is also good as the adult David. I don't agree with those reviewers who call him smug. It's a shame that he looks nothing, but nothing, like Daniel Radcliffe, and the hairstyles he is given are really bad, especially the wig towards the end. Of course, he is inevitably somewhat overshadowed by the galaxy of top-notch actors who fill the other roles. Maggie Smith is particularly winsome as Betsy Trotwood.

I watched this with my eleven-year-old son and we both really enjoyed it. Recommended.

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