![]() Here, get to know the characters and the real-life actors who portray them. ![]() And while Iannucci and his co-screenwriter Simon Blackwell might have updated some of the language in the classic, it hasn't lost any Dickensian charm, and feels just as fresh today as ever. The original title of Charles Dickens’s favorite novel (among his own) was The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone. It's a stylish, smart adaptation that stars Dev Patel as Copperfield, and features a top-notch supporting cast including Tilda Swinton, Benedict Wong, Hugh Laurie, Ben Whishaw, and Gwendoline Christie. On November 17, the latest retelling of the tale, The Personal History of David Copperfield, directed by Armando Iannucci (the creator of Veep and director of In the Loop and The Death of Stalin) will be available on streaming platforms-and just might rank among fan's favorite versions of the story yet. It's been made into a radio show, a number of television series, a cartoon, and a feature film (at least seven times, including George Cukor's Oscar-nominated 1935 classic). ![]() ![]() Since Charles Dickens's David Copperfield was first published in 1850, the novel-a coming-of-age tale about a young boy who with a complicated family life and a series of adventures ahead of him-has been adapted in seemingly every possible way. David Copperfield is the eighth novel by Charles Dickens. ![]()
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