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Director:
George Cukor
Writers:
Charles Dickens (novel)
Hugh Walpole (adaptation)
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Release Date:
13 October 1935 (Finland) more
Tagline:
Metro·Goldwyn·Mayer's Greatest Motion Picture
Plot:
When David's father dies, his mother remarries. His new stepfather Murdstone has a mean and cruel view on how to raise a child... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
The best cast, best rendition of a classic novel ever. more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
David Copperfield (USA) (short title)
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Runtime:
130 min | Germany:124 min | UK:145 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Australia:G

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Trivia:
David Holt was originally cast as Young David, but he was replaced by 10-year-old Freddie Bartholomew when it was decided the character should be played by an actor with an English accent. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Micawber folds the paper of accusation twice. more
Quotes:
Aunt Betsy Trotwood: Now that there's a child coming, what will you call your girl?
Mrs. Clara Copperfield: Perhaps it will be a boy.
Aunt Betsy Trotwood: Don't contradict. I have a pre-sentiment that it will be a girl. And I shall be her godmother. She shall be christened Betsy Trotwood Copperfield. She must be well brought up, I shall see to that. Far better than my impractical nephew would have done.
Mrs. Clara Copperfield: Mr. Copperfield has been dead only six months. It is cruel of you to speak unkindly of him to me.
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Referenced in "Biography: Jennifer Jones: Portrait of a Lady" (2001) more
Soundtrack:
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23 out of 25 people found the following comment useful:-
The best cast, best rendition of a classic novel ever., 20 August 2004
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Author: gjames3 from Los Angeles, California



I've read "David Copperfield" at least a half dozen times. If it's not the greatest novel in the English language, then it's darned close to it. Like any Dickens work, there are plots within plots and scores of major and minor character. With the exception of excluding poor Traddles, this film catches the essence of the story better than any since--and I defy anyone to cite a better movie for casting the right actor with the right character. Of course, W.C. Fields' Mr. McCawber was superb and has been cited time and again as a great characterization, but it's also difficult to fault Basil Rathbone's Mr. Murdstone, Edna may Oliver's Aunt Betsy, Roland Young's Uriah Heep, Freddy Bartholomew's young David, Lionel Barrymore's Mr. Peggoty or Maureen O'Sullivan's Dora Spenlow. As well, George Cukor's direction and period details are top-notch, as is the screen adoption of a very complicated novel. It's simply one of the greatest movies ever made.

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