George Cukor's Oscar-nominated version is one of the best and purest Hollywood adaptations of Dickens's classic with superlative performances from Freddie Bartholomew and W. C. Fields as Micawber.
David Copperfield (1935)
Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins
Synopsis: The definitive Hollywood version of Charles Dickens's 1850 story of a young English boy, who, despite being despised by his stepfather, succeeds in overcoming early years of poverty. While no film can fully convey the detail and depth of a Dickens novel, George Cukor's version, perhaps more... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Freddie Bartholomew, W.C. Fields, Maureen O'Sullivan, Edna May Oliver, Lionel Barrymore
Story: Charles Dickens
Screenwriter: Howard Estabrook, Hugh Walpole
Producer: David O. Selznick
Composer: Herbert Stothart
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