David Copperfield

David Copperfield

180 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Dec. 25, 2001

After the death of his father and a second wedding of his mother, David Copperfield suffers from his tyrannical stepfather, Mr. Murdstone. The mother dies shortly after the death of another child, whereupon Mr. Murdstone sends David to London, where he has to work for a starvation wage.Here he makes some new friends, but soon flees from the capital of England to his aunt Traddles in Canterbury, where he is adopted by her.

David Copperfield

180 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Dec. 25, 2001

David Copperfield
After the death of his father and a second wedding of his mother, David Copperfield suffers from his tyrannical stepfather, Mr. Murdstone. The mother dies shortly after the death of another child, whereupon Mr. Murdstone sends David to London, where he has to work for a starvation wage.Here he makes some new friends, but soon flees from the capital of England to his aunt Traddles in Canterbury, where he is adopted by her.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Hallmark Entertainment
Original title David Copperfield
Directors Peter Medak
Writers Charles Dickens, John Goldsmith

Cast

Hugh Dancy

as David Copperfield

Sally Field

as Aunt Betsey Trotwood

Max Dolbey

as Young David Copperfield

Michael Richards

as Mr. Wilkins Micawber

Eileen Atkins

as Miss Jane Murdstone

Anthony Andrews

as Mr. Edward Murdstone

Frank McCusker

as Uriah Heep

Edward Hardwicke

as Mr. Wickfield

Freddie Jones

as Barkis

Nigel Davenport

as Dan Peggotty

Sarah Smart

as Clara Copperfield

Emily Hamilton

as Agnes Wickfield

Julie Cox

as Dora Spenlow

Paul Bettany

as James Steerforth

Judy Cornwell

as Peggotty

Alan Howard

as Mr. Spenlow

Dudley Sutton

as Mr. Dick

Lesley Manville

as Mrs. Micawber

Charles Wyn-Davies

as Young Tommy Traddles

Harry Fitzgerald-Kelly

as Crying Boy