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… More 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

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 58 min.
Directed By: Delbert Mann
Written By: Charles Dickens, Jack Pulman
Genres: Drama, Television

In Theaters: Mar 15, 1970 Wide
On DVD: Apr 24, 2001

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Cast

            Richard Attenborough as Mr. Tungay

            Cyril Cusack as Barkis

            Edith Evans as Betsy Trotwood

            Pamela Franklin as Dora Spenlow

            Susan Hampshire as Agnes Wickfield

            Wendy Hiller as Mrs. Micawber

            Ron Moody as Uriah Heep

            Laurence Olivier as Mr. Creakle

            Robin Phillips as David Copperfield

            Michael Redgrave as Mr. Peggotty

            Ralph Richardson as Micawber

            Emlyn Williams as Mr. Dick

            Sinead Cusack as Emily

            James Donald as Mr. Murdstone

            Megs Jenkins as Clara Peggotty

            Anna Massey as Jane Murdstone

            Corin Redgrave as Steerforth

            Andrew McCulloch as Ham

            Alastair Mackenzie as Little David

            Nicholas Pennell as Thomas Traddles

            Isobel Black as Clara Copperfield

            Liam Redmond as Mr. Quinion

            Donald Layne-Smith as Mr. Wickfield

            Christopher Moran as Boy Steerforth

            Kim Craik as Child Emily

            Helen Cotterill as Mary Ann

            James Hayter as Porter

            Gordon Rollings as Milkman

            Anne Stallybrass as Martha

            Brian Tipping as Boy

            George Woodbridge as Vicar

            Jeffrey Chandler as Boy Traddles
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