David Copperfield (1969 film)
| David Copperfield | |
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| Directed by | Delbert Mann |
| Produced by | Frederick H. Brogger |
| Written by | Jack Pulman |
| Based on |
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens |
| Starring |
Robin Phillips Ralph Richardson Ron Moody Laurence Olivier |
| Music by | Malcolm Arnold |
| Cinematography | Ken Hodges |
| Edited by | Peter Boita |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox Television |
Release dates |
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Running time |
118 minutes 120 minutes (US) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
David Copperfield is a 1969 British American international co-production television film directed by Delbert Mann based on the novel of the same name by Charles Dickens adapted by Jack Pulman, who later went on to adapt the Roman saga I, Claudius for BBC Television. The film was made in the UK for 20th Century Fox Television with some exteriors filmed in Suffolk.[1] Some interior scenes were filmed at The Swan Hotel in Southwold.
The film starred Robin Phillips in the title role and Ralph Richardson as Micawber. Among other well-known actors and actresses featured, some in cameo parts were Richard Attenborough, Laurence Olivier, Susan Hampshire, Cyril Cusack, Wendy Hiller, Edith Evans, Michael Redgrave and Ron Moody.
Plot
Charles Dickens' Immortal Story of a Young Man's Journey to Maturity. This version finds David Copperfield (Robin Phillips) as a young man, brooding on a deserted beach. In flashback, David remembers his life in 19th century England, as a young orphan, brought to London and passed around from relatives, to guardians, to boarding school. He relives his struggle to overcome the loss of his idyllic childhood and the torment inflicted by his hated step-father after his mother’s death. Then virtually abandoned on the streets of Victorian London, David Copperfield is flung into manhood and contends bravely with the perils of big-city corruption and vice; hardships which ultimately fuel his triumph as a talented and successful writer.
Cast
- Richard Attenborough as Mr. Tungay
- Cyril Cusack as Barkis
- Edith Evans as Aunt 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 Dan Peggotty
- Ralph Richardson as Mr. Micawber
- Emlyn Williams as Mr. Dick
- Sinéad Cusack as Emily
- James Donald as Mr. Murdstone
- James Hayter as Porter
- Megs Jenkins as Clara Peggotty
- Anna Massey as Jane Murdstone
- Andrew McCulloch as Ham Peggotty
- Nicholas Pennell as Thomas Traddles
- Corin Redgrave as James Steerforth
- Isobel Black as Clara Copperfield
- Liam Redmond as Mr. Quinion
- Donald Layne-Smith as Mr. Wickfield
- Christopher Moran as Boy Steerforth
- Jeffrey Chandler as Boy Traddles
- Kim Craik as Child Emily
- Helen Cotterill as Mary Ann
- Alastair Mackenzie as Little David
DVD release
The film is available on DVD.
Notes
- ↑ "David Copperfield". Old City. 2004-11-08. Retrieved 2014-01-06.