David Copperfield (1935)

Original title

The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger

Directed by

George Cukor

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 78 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy named David Copperfield grows up in Victorian England facing poverty and cruelty. He eventually finds his way in the world through kindness and perseverance.

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What happens

David Copperfield is a 1935 American film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer based upon Charles Dickens' 1850 novel The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger (though a number of characters and incidents from the novel were omitted). The story was adapted by Hugh Walpole from the Dickens novel, and the film was directed by George Cukor from a screenplay by Howard Estabrook and Lenore J. Coffee, who was not credited. The novel was adapted for three silent film versions prior to this, the first sound production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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