David Copperfield (2000)

David Copperfield (2000) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Emmy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
180 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
Ireland ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Peter Medak

Written By:
Charles Dickens
John Goldsmith

Actors:
Michael Richards ..... Mr. Wilkins Micawber
Eileen Atkins ..... Miss Jane Murdstone
Anthony Andrews ..... Mr. Edward Murdstone
Frank MacCusker ..... Uriah Heep
Hugh Dancy ..... David Copperfield
Max Dolbey ..... Young David Copperfield
Sally Field ..... Aunt Betsey Trotwood
Edward Hardwicke ..... Mr. Wickfield
Freddie Jones ..... Barkis
Nigel Davenport ..... Dan Peggotty
Emily Hamilton ..... Agnes Wickfield
Julie Cox ..... Dora Spenlow
Sarah Smart ..... Clara Copperfield
Alan Howard ..... Mr. Spenlow
Alec McCowen ..... Mr. Jorkins
Paul Bettany ..... James Steerforth

Synopsis:

Charles Dickens' classic mid-19th century work David Copperfield comes to life in a lavish three hour adaptation from filmmaker Peter Medak (award winning director of The Krays). Tracing the extraordinary life of a young man coming into his own, David Copperfield (Hugh Dancy, TV's Hannibal) is a character of considerable perseverance. After the death of his father at a young age, David must deal with a blustering stepfather Edward Murdstone (Anthony Edwards, The Scarlet Pimpernel) who rules with a heavy hand. Exposed to the many trials and tribulations of a boarding school education, David returns to his family home only to encounter alienation rather than reunion. Turning to eccentric aunt Betsey Trotwood (Oscar® winner Sally Field, Forrest Gump) for support and guidance, David sets out to establish himself and build a life of worthwhile experiences in an unforgiving world of deception, where reputation and status is everything.

Child actor Max Dolbey and adult performer Hugh Dancy share the role of David Copperfield who, after enduring a tempestuous youth at the hands of his cruel stepfather Murdstone (Anthony Andrews), manages to survive into adulthood with the help and support of such sympathetic figures as Aunt Betsy Trotwood (Sally Field), the eternally-in-debt Mr. Micawber (Michael Richards), and loyal old Dan Peggoty (Nigel Davenport). Even so, David's later years are none too serene, thanks in great part to antagonists like the wheedling, ''umble' Uriah Heep (Frank MacCusker), and to his own star-crossed romantic misadventures.

David Copperfield is a 2000 film that was a joint US/Irish TV film adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel David Copperfield. It was filmed in Ireland, and broadcast on the TV Channel TNT as a Hallmark Entertainment production on December 10-11, 2000.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 26 May, 2016.