David Copperfield (1969)

David Copperfield (1969)

1969-12-01 United Kingdom 118 Min. PG-13
5.4 14 votes

Overview

A made for TV movie of the Charles Dickens' classic novel, 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.

Cast

Cyril Cusack is Barkis
Edith Evans is Aunt Betsy Trotwood
Aunt Betsy Trotwood
Pamela Franklin is Dora Spenlow
Dora Spenlow
Susan Hampshire is Agnes Wickfield
Agnes Wickfield
Wendy Hiller is Mrs. Micawber
Mrs. Micawber
Ron Moody is Uriah Heep
Uriah Heep
Laurence Olivier is Mr. Creakle
Mr. Creakle
Robin Phillips is David Copperfield
David Copperfield
Michael Redgrave is Dan Peggotty
Dan Peggotty
Ralph Richardson is Mr. Micawber
Mr. Micawber
Emlyn Williams is Mr. Dick