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David Copperfield (1969)

David Copperfield poster
Directed by
Delbert Mann
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 58m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a film adaptation of Charles Dickens novel. It follows the life of David Copperfield from his troubled childhood to his adulthood. He encounters kind and cruel characters along the way.

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What happens

David Copperfield is a 1969 British film directed by Delbert Mann based on the 1850 novel of the same name by Charles Dickens, adapted by Jack Pulman. The film was released in the UK in 1970. It stars Robin Phillips in the title role and Ralph Richardson as Micawber, and features well-known actors Richard Attenborough, Laurence Olivier, Susan Hampshire, Cyril Cusack, Wendy Hiller, Edith Evans, Michael Redgrave and Ron Moody. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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