The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
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.
Director:
Armando Iannucci
Writers:
Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci.
https://www.searchlightpictures.com/thepersonalhistoryofdavidcopperfield
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Dev Patel as David Copperfield |
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Peter Capaldi as Mr. Micawber |
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Ben Whishaw as Uriah Heep |
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Tilda Swinton as Betsey Trotwood |
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Gwendoline Christie as Jane Murdstone |
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Hugh Laurie as Mr. Dick |
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Anthony Welsh as Ham |
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Aneurin Barnard as Steerforth |
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Divian Ladwa as Dr. Chillip |
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Rosalind Eleazar as Agnes |
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Morfydd Clark as Clara Copperfield / Dora Spenlow |
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Benedict Wong as Mr. Wickfield |
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Paul Whitehouse as Daniel Peggotty |
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Daisy May Cooper as Peggotty |
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Daniel Fearn as Pawnbroker |
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Sophie McShera as Mrs. Crupp |
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Nikki Amuka-Bird as Mrs. Steerforth |
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Bronagh Gallagher as Mrs. Micawber |
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Ruby Bentall as Janet |
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Darren Boyd as Edward Murdstone |
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Anna Maxwell Martin as Mrs. Strong |
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Matthew Cottle as Mr. Spenlow |
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Peter Singh as Tungay |
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Lynn Hunter as Mrs. Heep |
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Jairaj Varsani as Young David |
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Ranveer Jaiswal as 4-7-Year-Old David |
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Rosaleen Linehan as Mrs. Gummidge |
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Victor McGuire as Creakle |
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Phaldut Sharma as Butcher |
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Tuwaine Barrett as Referee Boy |
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Aimee Kelly as Emily |
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Albie Atkinson as Mealy Potatoes |
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Faisal Dacosta as Mick Walker |
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Fisayo Akinade as Markham |
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Glen Davies as Coalman |
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Nigel Betts as Creditor |
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Oengus MacNamara as Bootmaker |
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Neilesh Ambu as Middle Class Man (uncredited) |
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Joanne James as Milliner / Middle Class Widow Woman (uncredited) |
| Sound | Ihor Kaniuk | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amie Wilson | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Lubbock | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Peter Burgis | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrea Cracknell | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emma Romans | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hayley Young | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Cannon | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrea Cracknell | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Steve Little | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laura Odette Phipps | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Cannon | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Zoe Freed | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jemma Riley-Tolch | Foley Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giorgio Galliero | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amie Wilson | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Lilly Blazewicz | Foley Editor |
| Visual Effects | Ingo Putze | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Atkins | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Daniel Battsek | Executive Producer |
| Art | Polly Stevens | Art Direction |
| Production | Ollie Madden | Executive Producer |
| Art | Thomas Goodwin | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Sebastian Barker | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Vikram Chadha | Visual Effects Producer |
| Production | Celia Duval | Co-Producer |
| Art | Nick Dent | Supervising Art Director |
| Production | Glen Basner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christos V. Konstantakopoulos | Executive Producer |
| Production | Simon Blackwell | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Louise Seymour | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Chris Devlin | Boom Operator |
| Art | Sonia Kasparian | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Hartley-Thomas | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Hartley-Thomas | Makeup Designer |
| Art | Todd Ellis | Standby Art Director |
| Camera | Freddie FitzHerbert | Camera Trainee |
| Sound | Howard Bevan | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Liam Carey | Stunts |
| Editing | Adam Glasman | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Production | Harriet Lawrence | Location Manager |
| Sound | Paul Cotterell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Iain Mackay | "A" Camera Operator |
| Art | Shalina Bhamra | Art Department Assistant |
| Editing | Robin Peters | Additional Editor |
| Crew | Jordan Brooks | Drone Operator |
| Directing | Daisy Baldry | Crowd Assistant Director |
| Crew | Jonty Green | Stunts |
| Crew | Daz Parker | Stunts |
| Camera | Harry Bennett-Snewin | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Crew | Felix Leech | Stunts |
| Camera | Iain Mackay | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Jennie Paddon | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Alex Finlayson | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Chris Wilkinson | Drone Pilot |
| Camera | Jody Knight | Key Grip |
| Directing | Nige Watson | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Nikki Molloy | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Andrew Heard | Third Assistant Director |
| Camera | Simon Thorpe | Grip |
| Art | Douglas Ingram | Storyboard Artist |
| Art | Violet Elliot | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Camera | Ben Brown | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Crew | Tony van Silva | Stunts |
| Camera | Fran Weston | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Editing | Peter Lambert | Editor |
| Camera | Cenay Said | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Crew | Paul Kennington | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Danny Hambrook | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Paul Carter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Ian Cunningham | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Sarah Turner | Production Secretary |
| Production | Simone Tomasi | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Pani Scott | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Dorothee Freytag | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Robert Platt-Higgins | Post Production Coordinator |
| Writing | Simon Blackwell | Screenplay |
| Writing | Armando Iannucci | Screenplay |
| Directing | Armando Iannucci | Director |
| Production | Kevin Loader | Producer |
| Production | Armando Iannucci | Producer |
| Writing | Charles Dickens | Novel |
| Production | Monique Mussell | Production Manager |
| Camera | Zac Nicholson | Director of Photography |
| Production | Sarah Crowe | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzie Harman | Costume Design |
| Art | Cristina Casali | Production Design |
| Sound | Christopher Willis | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Ben Browning | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Mick Audsley | Editor |
| Directing | Angelica Pressello | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Charlotte Dirickx | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Worley | Costume Design |
| Art | Dominique Law | Art Direction |