The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
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- PG
- 1h 59min
- Comedy, Drama
- 28 Aug 2020 (USA)
- Movie
A modern take on Charles Dickens's classic tale of a young orphan who is able to triumph over many obstacles.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 14 wins & 25 nominations.
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Markham
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Mrs Steerforth
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Albie Atkinson | ... |
Mealy Potatoes
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| Aneurin Barnard | ... |
Steerforth
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Tuwaine Barrett | ... |
Referee Boy
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Creditor
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Janet
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Murdstone
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Mr Micawber
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| Gwendoline Christie | ... |
Jane Murdstone
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| Morfydd Clark | ... |
Clara Copperfield / Dora Spenlow
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Peggotty
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Mr Spenlow
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Mick Walker
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Glen Davies | ... |
Coalman
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Street Sweeper
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Agnes
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Pawnbroker
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Coach Driver
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Mrs Micawber
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Mrs Heep
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Ranveer Jaiswal | ... |
4-7-Year-Old David
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| Aimée Kelly | ... |
Emily
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Dr Chillip
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| Hugh Laurie | ... |
Mr Dick
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Rosaleen Linehan | ... |
Mrs. Gummidge
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Bootmaker
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Mrs Strong
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Aston McAuley | ... |
Butcher's Boy
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Creakle
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Mrs Crupp
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Andy McSorley | ... |
Boatman
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Grainger
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David Copperfield
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Emeka Sesay | ... |
Head Clerk
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Scampi | ... |
Jip the Dog
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Butcher
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Tungay
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| Tilda Swinton | ... |
Betsey Trotwood
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Young David
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| Anthony Welsh | ... |
Ham
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| Paul Whitehouse | ... |
Daniel Peggotty
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Uriah Heep
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| Benedict Wong | ... |
Mr Wickfield
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Pub Goer (uncredited)
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Neilesh Ambu | ... |
Middle Class Man (uncredited)
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Antony Barlow | ... |
Micawber's Creditor (uncredited)
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Freddie Browne | ... |
Ben Micawber (uncredited)
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Leo Burdon | ... |
Arthur Micawber (uncredited)
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Rob Craine | ... |
Littimer (uncredited)
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Martha Micawber (uncredited)
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Antoniya Gerimpapazi | ... |
Canterbury Passerby (uncredited)
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Tess Gustard | ... |
Shushing Woman (uncredited)
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Mia Hemerling | ... |
Factory Child (uncredited)
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Upper Class / Passerby (uncredited)
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Theatre Audience (uncredited)
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Milliner / Middle Class Widow Woman (uncredited)
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Robert Jarvis | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Megan Johnston | ... |
Betty Micawber (uncredited)
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Fisherman (uncredited)
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Homeless Child (uncredited)
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Kirk Lake | ... |
Teacher (uncredited)
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Wayne Llewellyn | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Michael Nettleship | ... |
Passerby (uncredited)
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Kwok Ng | ... |
Middle Class Man / Passerby (uncredited)
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| Kevin Nolan | ... |
Theatre Audience Member (uncredited)
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Mark Oldridge | ... |
Army Officer (uncredited)
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Paul Redfern | ... |
Micawbers Creditor (uncredited)
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Graham j Reeves | ... |
Canterbury Stall Holder (uncredited)
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Nig Richards | ... |
Drunk (uncredited)
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Mylo Roberts | ... |
Ben Micawber (uncredited)
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| Steve Saunders | ... |
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Sebastian Senior | ... |
Passerby (uncredited)
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Ailís Smith | ... |
Miss Larkins (uncredited)
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Todd Vanhees | ... |
Tailor (uncredited)
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| Laura Vivio | ... |
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Morgan Walters | ... |
Coachman (uncredited)
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Robin Webber-McAulay | ... |
Middle-Class Passerby / Beggar (uncredited)
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John West | ... |
Fisherman (uncredited)
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Factory Worker (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Armando Iannucci | ||
Written by
| Simon Blackwell | ... | (screenplay by) |
| Charles Dickens | ... | (novel) |
| Armando Iannucci | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Glen Basner | ... | executive producer |
| Daniel Battsek | ... | executive producer |
| Simon Blackwell | ... | executive producer |
| Ben Browning | ... | executive producer |
| Célia Duval | ... | co-producer |
| Peter Fellows | ... | assistant producer |
| Armando Iannucci | ... | producer |
| Christos V. Konstantakopoulos | ... | executive producer |
| Kevin Loader | ... | producer |
| Ollie Madden | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Christopher Willis | ||
Cinematography by
| Zac Nicholson | ||
Film Editing by
| Mick Audsley | ||
| Peter Lambert | ||
Editorial Department
| Sophie Billington | ... | digital film bureau |
| Giles Burgess | ... | first assistant editor |
| Sara Buxton | ... | assistant colourist |
| Jena Cheung | ... | assistant editor |
| Tom Corbett | ... | head of extraction and delivery |
| Zoe Cousins | ... | digital film bureau |
| Ian Cunningham | ... | first assistant editor |
| Karolina Dziwinska | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Rob Farris | ... | digital intermediate head of production |
| Adam Glasman | ... | digital intermediate colourist |
| Neil Harrison | ... | senior digital intermediate administrator |
| Marnie Hollande | ... | 2nd Assistant Editor |
| Lawrence Hook | ... | digital intermediate technical supervisor |
| Emma Liu | ... | assistant digital intermediate producer |
| John Percival | ... | assistant digital intermediate producer |
| Robin Peters | ... | additional editor |
| Alexander Phillips | ... | digital intermediate Assistant |
| Robert Platt-Higgins | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Finlay Reid | ... | assistant colourist |
| Fenn Reynolds | ... | second assistant editor |
| Pani Scott | ... | associate editor |
| Laurent Treherne | ... | digital intermediate head of technology |
Casting By
| Sarah Crowe | ||
Production Design by
| Cristina Casali | ||
Art Direction by
| Nick Dent | ... | supervising art director |
| Todd Ellis | ... | standby art director |
| Thomas Goodwin | ||
| Dominique Law | ... | (as Dominique Pace) |
| Polly Stevens | ||
Set Decoration by
| Charlotte Dirickx | ||
Costume Design by
| Suzie Harman | ||
| Robert Worley | ||
Makeup Department
| Julie Atkins | ... | makeup artist |
| Laura Breslin | ... | hair junior / makeup junior |
| Helen Cannon | ... | Hair and Makeup Artist |
| Andrea Cracknell | ... | daily hair stylist / daily makeup artist |
| Giorgio Galliero | ... | daily hair stylist / daily makeup artist |
| Caroline Greenough | ... | hair supervisor / makeup supervisor |
| Carly Guy | ... | hair and makeup artist daily |
| Karen Hartley | ... | hair designer (as Karen Hartley-Thomas) / makeup designer (as Karen Hartley-Thomas) |
| Anna Lubbock | ... | daily hair and makeup artist |
| Julie Nightingale | ... | hair stylist: crowd / makeup artist: crowd |
| Alison Noble | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Laura Odette Phipps | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Emma Romans | ... | make up artist daily |
| Lucy Willis | ... | crowd hair / crowd makeup |
| Amie Wilson | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Hayley Young | ... | daily hair stylist / daily makeup artist |
Production Management
| Monique Mussell | ... | production manager |
| Louise Seymour | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Daisy Baldry | ... | crowd second assistant director |
| Jack Blackwell | ... | Floor Runner |
| James Budd | ... | Crowd PA / crowd third assistant director: dailies |
| Alicia Graf | ... | base pa |
| Andrew Heard | ... | third assistant director |
| Nikki Molloy | ... | second assistant director |
| Christian Proctor | ... | key floor pa |
| Nige Watson | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Bruce Barnes | ... | carpenter |
| Neil Benterman | ... | props |
| George Bettles | ... | carpenter |
| Shalina Bhamra | ... | art department assistant |
| Philippa Brocklehurst | ... | graphics assistant |
| Jane Brodie | ... | graphics art director |
| Paul Carter | ... | property master |
| Jacqueline Crockett | ... | construction coordinator |
| Sarah Downes | ... | stand-by props |
| Violet Elliot | ... | assistant set dec |
| Chris Evans-Wilson | ... | assistant art director |
| Douglas Ingram | ... | storyboard artist |
| Tobias Warwick Jones | ... | graphics assistant |
| Sonia Kasparian | ... | assistant art director |
| Simon Knowles | ... | carpenter |
| Debbie Lowndes | ... | props |
| Russell Oxley | ... | scenic artist |
| Evannia Paine | ... | dressing props |
| Mick Pirie | ... | buyer |
| Richard Robinson | ... | dressing props |
| Alice Russell | ... | graphics assistant |
| Brianna Patrice Russell | ... | Art Department Intern |
| Betty Sims-Hilditch | ... | assistant buyer |
| Mark Spring | ... | standby rigger |
| Lew Taylor | ... | petty cash buyer |
| Julia Tonetti | ... | junior draughtsperson |
| Pierre Tormo | ... | carpenter |
| Rowena Zoro | ... | dressing props daily |
| Olga-Zoe Mendrinos | ... | Art Department Intern (uncredited) |
| Carl Thorpe | ... | standby props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Julian Bale | ... | second assistant sound |
| Howard Bevan | ... | additional first assistant sound: dailies |
| Lilly Blazewicz | ... | foley editor |
| Peter Burgis | ... | foley artist |
| Paul Carter | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Ian Chase | ... | re-recording: foreign dialogue |
| Paul Cotterell | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Matt Davies | ... | dialogue editor |
| Rory de Carteret | ... | adr mixer |
| Chris Devlin | ... | 1st assistant sound |
| Simon Diggins | ... | adr mixer |
| Gibran Farrah | ... | adr mixer |
| Zoe Freed | ... | foley artist |
| Glen Gathard | ... | foley mixer |
| Rebecca Heathcote | ... | assistant foley artist |
| Ihor Kaniuk | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Conor Kelly | ... | mix technician |
| Maria Kelly | ... | adr recordist |
| Steve Little | ... | dialogue editor |
| Adam Oakley | ... | foley editor |
| Kasper Pedersen | ... | adr & crowd editor |
| Timothy Preston | ... | re-recording: foreign dialogue |
| Jemma Riley-Tolch | ... | foley mixer |
| Tristan Rose | ... | adr recordist |
| Alyn Sclosa | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Robbie Scott | ... | mix technician |
| Jodie Stedman | ... | sound trainee |
| Mike Tehrani | ... | adr mixer |
| Wouter van Herwerden | ... | ADR Recordist |
Special Effects by
| Graham Aikman | ... | special effects technician |
| Luke Corbyn | ... | special effects technician |
| Kieran McCallum | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Mark Stuart Bailey | ... | cg supervisor |
| Sebastian Barker | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Thomas Castagna | ... | digital compositor |
| Vikram Chadha | ... | visual effects producer |
| John Hardwick | ... | digital compositor: Invisible Arts Collective |
| Will Hardwick | ... | digital compositor: Invisible Arts Collective |
| Ewan Laidlaw | ... | 3d intern: Automatik VFX |
| Matthew Lawrence | ... | title production |
| Ingo Putze | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Stephanie Jean Staunton | ... | digital compositor: Invisible Arts Collective |
| Jim Steel | ... | senior digital compositor: Automatik VFX |
| Patrick Tauscher | ... | digital compositor: Automatik VFX |
| Craig Travis | ... | 3d artist |
Stunts
| Liam Carey | ... | stunt performer |
| Luke Gomes | ... | stunt double: Aneurin Barnard |
| Paul Kennington | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Felix Leech | ... | stunt performer |
| Daz Parker | ... | stunt performer |
| Steen Young | ... | additional stunt co-ordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Phillippe Aichinger | ... | video assist assistant |
| Gabriel Albuquerque | ... | video playback operator |
| Nathanael Bauer | ... | best boy: additional photography |
| Harry Bennett-Snewin | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Jordan Brooks | ... | Drone Camera Operator |
| Ben Brown | ... | focus puller: "a" camera |
| Luke Cairns | ... | first assistant camera: Shipwrecked unit |
| Matthew Clements | ... | camera trainee: dailies |
| Ashley Connell | ... | grip standby rigger |
| Alex Finlayson | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Freddie FitzHerbert | ... | camera trainee |
| David Katznelson | ... | additional photography |
| Sam Kite | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Jody Knight | ... | key grip |
| Iain MacKay | ... | camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator |
| James Markwick | ... | drone |
| Bruno Martins | ... | electrician |
| Jennie Paddon | ... | first assistant camera: b camera |
| Maiya Rose | ... | Second assistant camera: dailies |
| Cenay Said | ... | second assistant "b" camera |
| Simon Thorpe | ... | 'b' camera grip |
| Neil Tomlin | ... | libra technician dailies |
| Jason Wells | ... | lighting technician |
| Fran Weston | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera, dailies |
| Greg Whitbrook | ... | electrician: dailies |
| Harry Wiggins | ... | lighting gaffer |
| Chris Wilkinson | ... | drone pilot |
| Julian Zarzoso-Lowe | ... | second assistant camera: Shipwreck Unit |
| Eben Bolter | ... | additional photography (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Xanthe Spencer-Davidson | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Carmen Barclay | ... | costume cutter and maker |
| Barbara Brady | ... | set costumer |
| Sam Brooke-Taylor | ... | key crowd costumer |
| Anthony Brookman | ... | wardrobe master |
| Jaime Cilia | ... | costume maker |
| Carlos Fontanarrosa | ... | set costumer |
| Devon Opp | ... | additional set costumer |
| Laura Panayiotou | ... | tailor |
| Kyle 'Buster' Reed | ... | set costumer |
| Christof Roche-Gordon | ... | costume supervisor |
| Hayley Clair Stewart | ... | costume: dailies |
| Kim Tizard-Lee | ... | principal wardobe mistress |
| Sarah Touaibi | ... | wardrobe mistress |
| John Usher | ... | set costumer |
| Emma Kate Wood | ... | principal costume standby |
| Jane O'Donnell | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Marialucia Apicella | ... | location assistant |
| Olivia Baldwin | ... | location marshall |
| Alex Bird | ... | location marshal |
| Guy Bishop | ... | location marshal |
| Ed Burrell | ... | location assistant |
| Carn Burton | ... | location manager: Marine Unit |
| Harry F. Hartley | ... | location marshal |
| Joshua Hibberd | ... | Unit Manager |
| Jonny Hinsley | ... | location marshal |
| Hollie Hogger | ... | location marshal |
| Harriet Lawrence | ... | supervising location manager |
| David Powell | ... | assistant location manager |
| Philippa Sutcliffe | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
| Sean Barrett | ... | assistant orchestrator |
| Jonathan Beard | ... | orchestrator |
| Jordan Cox | ... | music department |
| Andrew Glen | ... | music editor |
| Benjamin Hoff | ... | orchestrator |
| Jake Jackson | ... | score engineer |
| Roger Linley | ... | musician: double bass |
| Jack Mills | ... | assistant engineer |
| Satoshi Mark Noguchi | ... | score mixer |
| Jill Streater | ... | head of music preparation: UK |
| Jamie Thierman | ... | orchestrator |
| Edward Trybek | ... | orchestrator |
| Henri Wilkinson | ... | orchestrator |
| Elyse Willis | ... | score reader |
| Alexandra Wood | ... | soloist: violin |
Script and Continuity Department
| Angelica Pressello | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| David Beminster | ... | transportation captain |
| John Duggan | ... | unit driver |
| Christopher Free | ... | facilities captain |
| Debbie Free | ... | hair/make-up driver |
| Nick Harding | ... | unit driver |
Additional Crew
| Lee Admassie | ... | picture double: Anthony Welsh |
| Rahul Ahuja | ... | digital marketing |
| Juliet Baptiste-Kelly | ... | home economist |
| Lorenzo Bertolazzi | ... | Location Assistant |
| Courtney Cannon | ... | Business & Legal Affairs |
| Ben Coren | ... | development and production executive: film4 |
| Matt Curtis | ... | Titles and Graphics Designer |
| Helen de Winter | ... | Completion Guarantor |
| Corine Dhondee | ... | assistant to the director |
| Bryan Ellis | ... | assistant: Glen Basner |
| Dorothee Freytag | ... | production coordinator |
| Matt Gregan | ... | security |
| Roger Gregory | ... | Director: Strategic Planning & Finance |
| Alice Groves | ... | floor runner: additional photography |
| Neil Hodge | ... | chef |
| Adam Hutchings | ... | 1st Assistant Accountant / production accountant: additional photography |
| William Ings | ... | end title artist |
| Carmen Irabien | ... | publicist |
| Rajneet Jabbal | ... | assistant accountant |
| Zak Jarvis | ... | set pa |
| Mynda Rae Krato | ... | Business & Legal Affairs |
| Emily Leach | ... | production manager: Film4 |
| Lucy Licht | ... | assistant: Alison Cohen, Milan Popelka |
| Mark Lobatto | ... | production assistant |
| Felicity Lyme | ... | clerk |
| Phoebe Mandel | ... | assistant: Stefanie Berk & Brenda Vogel |
| Arran McLoughlin | ... | location marshal |
| Ranjana Mitra | ... | chaperone |
| Paul Murphy | ... | Financial Controller |
| Milan Popelka | ... | Chief Operating Officer: FilmNation Entertainment |
| Sairh Sheikh | ... | payroll accountant |
| Amber Rose Smith | ... | tilda swinton: Picture Double |
| Roni Stein | ... | assistant: Ben Browning & Brad Zimmerman |
| Edwin Steinfeld | ... | Manager: Accounting and Finance |
| Siddiqui Subhani | ... | digital marketing |
| Simone Tomasi | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Dan Travers | ... | marine co-ordinator |
| Sarah Turner | ... | production secretary |
| Haydn Webb | ... | horsemaster |
Thanks
| Alexander Yves Brunner | ... | special thanks: Sold By |
| John Finnemore | ... | special thanks |
| Will Smith | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2020) (United States) (theatrical)
- GEM Entertainment (2019) (Non-US) (DVD) (multi-territory)
- Film & TV House (2019) (Non-US) (multi-territory)
- Searchlight Pictures (2020) (United States) (theatrical) (through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2020) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Entertainment One (2020) (Germany) (theatrical)
- GAGA (2021) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Lionsgate UK (2020) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- PVR Pictures (2020) (India) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (2020) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Shaw Organisation (2020) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Spentzos Films (2020) (Greece) (theatrical)
- The Searchers (2020) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Vertigo Média Kft. (2020) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- NOS Audiovisuais (2020) (Portugal)
- Remain In Light (2020) (Belgium) (DVD)
- The Searchers (2020) (Belgium)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2021) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
- SFX GB (special effects)
- Automatik VFX (visual effects)
- Invisible Arts Collective (additional visual effects)
Other Companies
- Audiolink Radio Communications (walkie talkies)
- Copperfield (payroll accountant)
- Fatts (post-production script services)
- Fintage CAM (Collection Account Management)
- Media Meals (catering)
- Moving Picture Logistics (swing drivers supplied by)
- Moving Picture Travel (travel agent)
- Panalux (lighting equipment)
- Setkeeper (pre-production software)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
- Two 10 Casting (extras casting)
- Vivid Rental (Avid HD editing equipment rental)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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, color and humanity. Written by yusufpiskin |
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| Taglines | From rags to riches... and back again See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $15,600,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Morfydd Clark plays two characters in the film - Clara Copperfield (David's mother) and Dora Spenlow - the protagonist's love. See more » |
| Goofs | When David is on the cart going to Yarmouth, fading jet contrails are clearly visible in the sky. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Episode dated 5 September 2019 (2019). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Auld Lang Syne See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The end credits are supposed to be listed in alphabetical order, however, Paul Whitehouse is billed above Ben Whishaw whereas they should be the other way around. See more » |
| Quotes |
David Copperfield:
What are you doing? Betsey Trotwood: Medicine. I'm reviving you. David Copperfield: This is salad dressing. Betsey Trotwood: Is it? Thought it was Armagnac. Don't have my spectacles on. David Copperfield: Do you have lettuce somewhere covered in ointment? See more » |