Richard Attenborough as Mr. Tungay; Cyril Cusack as Barkis; Edith Evans as Aunt Betsy Trotwood; Pamela Franklin as Dora Spenlow; Susan Hampshire as Agnes Wickfield; Wendy Hiller as Mrs. Micawber; Ron Moody as Uriah Heep; Laurence Olivier as Mr. Creakle; Robin Phillips as David Copperfield; Michael Redgrave as Dan Peggotty; Ralph Richardson as Mr. Micawber; Emlyn Williams as Mr. Dick; Sin�ad Cusack as Emily; James Donald as Mr. Murdstone; James Hayter as Porter
Rating
NR (Not Rated)
Cinematography
Ken Hodges
Language
English
Plot
A made for TV movie of the Charles Dickens' classic novel, turns Dickens' picaresque tale into an extended flashback, with David Copperfield Robin Phillips as a young man, brooding on a deserted beach, recalling his youth. The characters are all trotted out in choppy flashbacks as David remembers his life as a young orphan, brought to London and passed around from relatives, to guardians, to boarding school.