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

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

The lead cast starring in The Personal History of David Copperfield.

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  Dev Patel

  Monkey Man, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

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  Tilda Swinton

  Constantine, The Room Next Door

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  Hugh Laurie

  Hop, The Canterville Ghost

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  Aneurin Barnard

  Bigger, The Truth About Emanuel

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  Ben Whishaw

  Paddington in Peru, Black Doves (series)

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  Morfydd Clark

  Saint Maud, Starve Acre

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  Anthony Welsh

  Bob Marley: One Love

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  Rosalind Eleazar

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  Peter Capaldi

  Paddington, The Suicide Squad

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  Paul Whitehouse

  Alice Through the Looking Glass, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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  Gwendoline Christie

  Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Crew Behind the Film

The The Personal History of David Copperfield behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

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.

Director

Armando Iannucci

Screenwriters

Armando Iannucci
Simon Blackwell

Producer

Armando Iannucci

Production Details

What we know about the The Personal History of David Copperfield movie production.

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 for The Personal History of David Copperfield

Nov 2019

Completed

Changed The Personal History of David Copperfield movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Aug 2019

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. Scheduled for a theatrical release in 2020

Apr 2018

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Set to start filming June 2018.

Mar 2015

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Armando Iannucci and Simon Blackwell are working on a new script.

Dec 2004

Concept

Changed the movie production status to Concept. Concept movies are rumored films with little to no official development.

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