David Copperfield
Original title: The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 1 win & 4 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaIn response to the widespread criticism of his having played Micawber with a strong American accent, W.C. Fields responded, "My father was an Englishman, and I inherited this accent from him! Are you trying to go against nature?"
- GoofsThe size of some of the words/letters engraved on David's father's tombstone grow larger from when the viewer first sees the stone to when David visits it as a boy.
- Quotes
David Copperfield as a child: But why must I go away, Aunt Betsey? I want to stay with you, and Mr. Dick.
Aunt Betsy Trotwood: But you have to be educated, David, and take your place in the world. There isn't a finer school in Canterbury than Dr. Strong's. You must make us proud, David. Never be mean in anything. Never be false. Never be cruel. Avoid these three vices, and I can always be hopeful of you.
- Crazy creditsFilm opens with the last sentence of Charles Dickens's preface to the original edition: "Like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts, a favourite child, and his name is David Copperfield."
- Alternate versionsAlso shown in a computer colorized version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in David O. Selznick: 'Your New Producer' (1935)
- SoundtracksThe First Noel
(uncredited)
17th century (or earlier) carol
[Partially Sung and played during the opening credits]
Featured review
Far Better Than "Okay"
This film is not just "okay", its a masterful adaptation of one of the world's great novels. Whatever shortcomings it may have for modern audiences due to its age and the technical limitations of the time are more than compensated for by the immense care and effort lavished on the production and a cast that is impeccably "right". Truly, this is one of the finest jobs of casting you could imagine, as MGM was blessed at this time to have a slate of brilliant and irreplacable character actors. My favorites: W.C. Fields at his peak, born to play Micawber; the inimitable and wonderful Edna May Oliver, Betsy Trotwood to a T; and Lennox Pawle, unforgettable as Mr. Dick. And if I wanted to be really tiresome, I could probably name 8 others. Dickens would have been pleased!
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- Apr 16, 2000
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- Also known as
- The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger
- Filming locations
- Malibu, California, USA(Dover scenes)
- Production company
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- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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