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Plot

This lackluster 1970 version of Charles Dickens' classic novel, David Copperfield (made as a film twice before) 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.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
118min.
DVD Release Date:
04/24/2001
Director(s):
Delbert Mann
Starring:
Richard Attenborough , Cyril Cusack , Edith Evans , Pamela Franklin , Susan Hampshire
Themes:
Orphans,Down on Their Luck
Tone:
Affectionate,Bleak,Compassionate,Literate,Moody,Earthy
Keywords:
coming-of-age,oppression,orphan,survivor,writing
Language:
English