David Copperfield

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David Copperfield

1935,

2h 10m,

Drama

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500+ Ratings

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Abused by his cruel stepfather (Basil Rathbone) after his mother dies, young David Copperfield (Freddie Bartholomew) first finds shelter in the convivial home of Mr. Micawber (W.C. Fields) and later grows up under the protection of his kindhearted Aunt Betsey (Edna May Oliver). As an adult, David meets the beautiful Agnes Wickfield (Madge Evans) and attempts to free her struggling family's business from villainous blackmailer Uriah Heep (Roland Young) and his henchmen.

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Sean Axmaker

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Sep 8, 2023

... a superior adaptation, a handsome film, and a prime example of Hollywood filmmaking of the thirties at its best.

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Campbell Nairne

Cinema Quarterly

Feb 4, 2021

It is the quality of the characterisation almost as much as the carefully elaborated period detail which recreates the spirit of coaching England as Dickens embalmed it in the novel. One can almost smell the aroma of harness and cold mutton.

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Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy)

Esquire Magazine

Apr 17, 2020

No need to add to the heap of comments on this excellent picturization of the beloved Dickens novel...

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Ann Ross

Maclean's Magazine

Aug 6, 2019

Possibly the young people who are hustled off to David Copperfield by enthusiastic parents... will probably enjoy it a lot more than they expected to.

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Nov 22, 2015

The screen bulges from the pleasure of Dickens

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Mar 4, 2011

B+

George Cukor's oscar-nominated screen version of the Dickens classic novel is lavishly mounted and extremely well acted by W. C. Fields and the rest of the cast

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Jan 31, 2019

The best movie ever made!

Ron G

Feb 5, 2017

Well done by all !! Must see

Hermione L

May 4, 2010

terrible adaptation that is like the worst summery of a fantastic book. It speeds through everything, like it is trying to tell the story as fast as possible.

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George Cukor

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W.C. Fields

Micawber

Freddie Bartholomew

David Copperfield as a child

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Abused by his cruel stepfather (Basil Rathbone) after his mother dies, young David Copperfield (Freddie Bartholomew) first finds shelter in the convivial home of Mr. Micawber (W.C. Fields) and later grows up under the protection of his kindhearted Aunt Betsey (Edna May Oliver). As an adult, David meets the beautiful Agnes Wickfield (Madge Evans) and attempts to free her struggling family's business from villainous blackmailer Uriah Heep (Roland Young) and his henchmen.

Director: George Cukor
Producer: David O. Selznick
Screenwriter: Howard Estabrook, Charles Dickens, Hugh Walpole
Distributor: MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 8, 1935, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2016
Runtime: 2h 10m
Sound Mix: Mono

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