The Personal History of David Copperfield poster

Movie · 2019

The Personal History of David Copperfield

Released 7 November 2019 More from 2019 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David’s journey is by turns hilarious and tragic, but always full of life, colour and humanity.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Peter Capaldi
as Mr. Micawber
61
Paul Whitehouse
as Daniel Peggotty
61
Benedict Wong
as Mr. Wickfield
48
Darren Boyd
as Edward Murdstone
48
Ben Whishaw
as Uriah Heep
39
Phaldut Sharma
as Butcher
Unknown
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
22years between the oldest and youngest billed
61Peter Capaldi — oldest on the call sheet
39Ben Whishaw — youngest billed
51average age of the credited cast
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