David Copperfield (1970)
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This lackluster 1970 version of Charles Dickens' classic novel, David Copperfield (made as a film twice before) turns Dickens' picaresque tale into an extended flashback, with David Copperfield (Robin Phillips) as a young man, brooding on a deserted beach, recalling his youth. The characters are all trotted out in choppy flashbacks as David remembers his life as a young orphan, brought to London and passed around from relatives, to guardians, to boarding school. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Starring:
- Richard Attenborough, Cyril Cusack, (more)
- Director(s):
- Delbert Mann
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of David Copperfield
This lackluster 1970 version of Charles Dickens' classic novel, David Copperfield (made as a film twice before) turns Dickens' picaresque tale into an extended flashback, with David Copperfield (Robin Phillips) as a young man, brooding on a deserted beach, recalling his youth. The characters are all trotted out in choppy flashbacks as David remembers his life as a young orphan, brought to London and passed around from relatives, to guardians, to boarding school. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 120 mins
Complete Cast of David Copperfield
- Richard Attenborough - Mr. Tungay
- Edith Evans - Betsy Trotwood
- Susan Hampshire - Agnes Wickfield
- Ron Moody - Uriah Heep
- Robin Phillips - David Copperfield
- Ralph Richardson - Micawber
- Sinéad Cusack - Emily
- Megs Jenkins - Clara Peggotty
- Corin Redgrave - Steerforth
- Alastair Mackenzie - Little David
- Isobel Black - Clara Copperfield
- Donald Layne-Smith - Mr. Wickfield
- Kim Craik - Child Emily
- James Hayter - Porter
- Gordon Rollings - Milkman
- Brian Tipping - Boy
- Cyril Cusack - Barkis
- Pamela Franklin - Dora Spenlow
- Wendy Hiller - Mrs. Micawber
- Laurence Olivier - Mr. Creakle
- Michael Redgrave - Mr. Peggotty
- Emlyn Williams - Mr. Dick
- James Donald - Mr. Murdstone
- Anna Massey - Jane Murdstone
- Andrew McCulloch - Ham
- Nicholas Pennell - Thomas Traddles
- Liam Redmond - Mr. Quinion
- Christopher Moran - Boy Steerforth
- Helen Cotterill - Mary Ann
- Jeffrey Chandler - Boy Traddles
- Anne Stallybrass - Martha
- George Woodbridge - Vicar
- Director(s):
- Delbert Mann
- Writer(s):
- Jack Pulman
- Producer(s):
- Frederick H. Brogger
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