A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.

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
CinemaSerf
This was never one of my favourite Dickens stories - I always found the title character just a bit , well, wet! Anyway, the really quite mediocre Robin Phillips take the role for this adaptation, and we follow his rather brutal adventures of childhood and early adulthood that see him deal with bully...