David Copperfield
Stars Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins, Daniel Radcliffe, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Pauline Quirke
Series: Masterpiece Theatre
Grade level: Grade 7+
Closed captioned: Yes
Described Video: No
180 min on 2 VHS
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The classic David Copperfield was not just Charles Dickens' favorite work. It has been the most popular of his books since it was first published 150 years ago. Micawber, Peggotty, Betsey Trotwood, Uriah Heep, Mr. Creakle, Mrs. Crupp, and Mr. Dick... never were so many of Dickens' famous and best-loved characters gathered together in just one of his works.
They are all brought to life by a world-class cast including Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone), Oscar-winner Maggie Smith (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood), Bob Hoskins (Hook), Nicholas Lyndhurst (Bullshot) and Pauline Quirke (The Elephant Man) in this sparkling adaptation.
The most autobiographical of Dickens' work, David Copperfield often echoes the writer's own life. It tells a moving story of David's journey from birth to maturity, a journey which inextricably links his life with some of Dickens' most colorful and extraordinary families.
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"Scrumptious…as moving and inspiring as it is beautiful to watch." — Variety
"A rich and rewarding treatment." — The New York Times
"A gem of a production." — Christian Science Monitor
"A first-rate realization of Dickens’ masterwork." — New York Daily News
"A triumph." — St. Louis Post Dispatch
"Exquisite." — Chicago Tribune
"At last, an entirely successful Dickens. (Four stars)." — The San Diego Union-Tribune
"Great actors leap off the screen in this spirited adaptation." — TV Guide
"My highest recommendation." — The Orlando Sentinel
". . . this impeccable production, originally broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, boasts a distinguished cast . . . Rich with incident and populated by some of literature's most memorable characters, this production does full justice to one of Dickens' most beloved and oft-told sagas." — Video Librarian
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