THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD | Official Trailer | Searchlight Pictures<br /><br />THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD re-imagines Charles Dickens’ classic ode to grit and perseverance through the comedic lens of its award-winning filmmakers— giving the Dickensian tale new life for a cosmopolitan age with a diverse ensemble cast of stage and screen actors from across the world. Emmy® winners and Oscar® nominees Armando Iannucci (IN THE LOOP, THE DEATH OF STALIN, HBO’S Veep) and Simon Blackwell (IN THE LOOP, HBO’S Succession) lend their wry, yet heart-filled storytelling style to revisiting Dickens’ iconic hero on his quirky journey from impoverished orphan to burgeoning writer in Victorian England.<br /><br />#ThePersonalHistoryofDavidCopperfield<br />#CopperfieldFilm<br />#SearchlightPictures<br /><br /><br />directed by Armando Iannucci<br /><br />starring Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi, Ben Whishaw, Paul Whitehouse, Gwendoline Christie, Benedict Wong, Aneurin Barnard, Morfydd Clark, Rosalind Eleazar<br /><br />release date May 8, 2020 (U.S. release)
