The read
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic91/100
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
79 audience votes
Key crew
- George CukorDirector
- Howard EstabrookScreenplay
- Herbert StothartOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Freddie BartholomewDavid Copperfield as a Boy
- Frank LawtonDavid Copperfield as a Man
- Edna May OliverAunt Betsey Trotwood
- Jessie RalphClara Peggotty
- Madge EvansAgnes Wickfield as a Woman
- Maureen O'SullivanDora Spenlow
- Elizabeth AllanClara Copperfield
- Harry BeresfordDr. Chillip
- Hugh WalpoleThe Vicar
- Basil RathboneMr. Edward Murdstone
- Herbert MundinBarkis
- John BucklerHam Peggotty
Stills
Themes
london, englandbased on novel or bookstepfathervictorian englandorphanaunt nephew relationship19th century