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The Personal History of David Copperfield Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Jul. 23, 2020

The Personal History of David Copperfield

Release Date: Friday, August 28, 2020 Limited

Tilda Swinton, Dev Patel, Gwendoline Christie, Aneurin Barnard, Armando Iannucci, Ben Whishaw, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi, Paul Whitehouse, Morfydd Clark, Simon Blackwell, Anthony Welsh, Rosalind Eleazar

N/A Drama 1 hr, 59 m

  • 2.3

84%

16%

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
From birth to infancy, from adolescence to adulthood, the good-hearted David Copperfield is surrounded by kindness, wickedness, poverty and wealth, as he meets an array of remarkable characters in Victorian England. As David sets out to be a writer, in his quest for family, friendship, romance and status, the story of his life is the most seductive tale of all.
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Top Cast

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Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Armando Iannucci last directed The Death of Stalin and In the Loop. The film's writer Armando Iannucci last wrote The Death of Stalin and In the Loop.

Producers
Armando Iannucci

Additional Information

MPA Rating
N/A Not available
Runtime
1 hr, 59 m
Tagline
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Also known as
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Language
English

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Production Details

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Key Facts

  • Based on the 1850 novel "The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (Which He Never Meant to Publish on Any Account)" by Charles Dickens.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production. Scheduled for a theatrical release in 2020

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Set to start filming June 2018.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Armando Iannucci and Simon Blackwell are working on a new script.

Concept

The film was tagged as Concept.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Personal History of David Copperfield was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, August 28, 2020. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including The New Mutants, Fatima and Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe. As a limited release, The Personal History of David Copperfield was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.



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Thu., Jul. 23, 2020

  • Set film release to Limited

  • Set film release to Limited

  • Changed the US film release date from TBA 2020 to May 8, 2020

  • Set film release to Limited

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