The Personal History of David Copperfield
From rags to riches... and back again.
A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it.
- Director
- Armando Iannucci
- Worldwide
- $12M
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Cast
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What It's About
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A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David’s journey is by turns hilarious and tragic, but always full of life, colour and humanity.
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Box Office & Release
The Personal History of David Copperfield returned 0.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $16M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $12M
- Release date
- Nov 7, 2019
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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