David Copperfield

1h 58min

Drama

TV Movie

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

Edith Evans

Edith Evans

Aunt Betsy Trotwood
Pamela Franklin

Pamela Franklin

Dora Spenlow
Susan Hampshire

Susan Hampshire

Agnes Wickfield
Wendy Hiller

Wendy Hiller

Mrs. Micawber
Ron Moody

Ron Moody

Uriah Heep
Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Mr. Creakle
Robin Phillips

Robin Phillips

David Copperfield
Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Dan Peggotty
Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson

Mr. Micawber
James Donald

James Donald

Mr. Murdstone
Megs Jenkins

Megs Jenkins

Clara Peggotty
Anna Massey

Anna Massey

Jane Murdstone
Andrew McCulloch

Andrew McCulloch

Ham Peggotty
Nicholas Pennell

Nicholas Pennell

Thomas Traddles
Corin Redgrave

Corin Redgrave

James Steerforth
Isobel Black

Isobel Black

Clara Copperfield
Liam Redmond

Liam Redmond

Mr. Quinion
Donald Layne-Smith

Donald Layne-Smith

Mr. Wickfield
Christopher Moran

Christopher Moran

Boy Steerforth
Jeffrey Chandler

Jeffrey Chandler

Boy Traddles
Kim Craik

Kim Craik

Child Emily
Alastair Mackenzie

Alastair Mackenzie

Little David

Release date

1st Dec 1969

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English