| David Copperfield [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Great Britain ] | ![David Copperfield [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Great Britain ]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51pRJP6PlKL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Peter Medak
Studio: Arrow Films
Category: DVD
Buy New: $29.99 (€23.69)
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (1 reviews)
Sales Rank: 128645
Format: Widescreen, Pal, Import
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 180 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
UPC: 502703501322
EAN: 0502703501322
ASIN: B000JDA4QI
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Product Description
Great Britain released, PAL/Region 0 DVD:it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ),SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu,SYNOPSIS: Hot on the heels of the BBC's multipart 1999 adaptation of Charles Dickens' semiautobiographical novel David Copperfield came this American-financed version, prepared for the TNT cable network as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Child actor Max Dolbey and adult performer Hugh Dancy share the role of David Copperfield who, after enduring a tempestuous youth at the hands of his cruel stepfather Murdstone (Anthony Andrews), manages to survive into adulthood with the help and support of such sympathetic figures as Aunt Betsy Trotwood (Sally Field), the eternally-in-debt Mr. Micawber (Michael Richards), and loyal old Dan Peggoty (Nigel Davenport). Even so, David's later years are none too serene, thanks in great part to antagonists like the wheedling, "'umble" Uriah Heep (Frank MacCusker), and to his own star-crossed romantic misadventures. At the time of its first telecast on December 10, 2000, this two-part adaptation of David Copperfield was criticized for the "stunt" casting of former Seinfeld regular Michael Richards as Micawber, who is transformed into a Kramer-esque slapstick figure; however, one must remember that not everyone was enamored of W.C. Fields' now-classic interpretation of the same character in the 1935 film version. David Copperfield was lensed on location in Ireland. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Emmy Awards,
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Classic Dickens September 26, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been using the VCR format of this version of Copperfield in my classroom since 2000. It is one of the few classics films that engage the kids, and they "get it," mainly because the actors selected for the parts bring to life precisely what Dickens expected from his characters. Uriah Heap is just as nasty as envisioned when reading the novel, and Sally Field is superb. My students go down the halls yelling "donkey" for days after watching the movie.
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