David isn’t the only character in “David Copperfield” for which Iannucci cast an actor of color. Chinese British actor Benedict Wong (“Doctor Strange”) plays the sherry-soaked Mr. Wickfield.

Dev Patel’s big-screen portrayal of David Copperfield looks a little different than what Charles Dickens had in mind when the novelist published his eighth book back in 1849.

Yes, The Personal History of David Copperfield is available to watch via streaming on Hulu. The film shows the titular character’s suffering right from his early life as an impoverished orphan.

Iannucci says he saw the vulnerable, perpetual outsider character David Copperfield in Patel through films like his 2008 breakout "Slumdog Millionaire" and 2016's "Lion." ...

Satirist, director and the creator of Veep, Armando Iannucci does Charles Dickens in The Personal History Of David Copperfield. And NPR's critic says there's a lot that's unexpected in the movie.

Portrait of the artist as a minor character "David Copperfield" is the Dickens lover's guilty pleasure -- hammy, sweet and with a strangely passive hero.

THR review: Armando Iannucci moves from political satire to Charles Dickens' beloved tale of a writer's origins, 'The Personal History of David Copperfield.' By John DeFore A film to make some ...

TORONTO – When Dev Patel was called about playing the Dickensian title character of "The Personal History of David Copperfield," the Oscar-nominated "Lion" star totally had the wrong guy in mind ...

The story of The Personal History of David Copperfield is quite simple: it follows its eponymous protagonist on his journey from boy to man. Like a lot of Dickensian characters, David Copperfield ...

The star of a new “David Copperfield” film learned to see the novelist in a new light after memorizing pages and pages of dialogue, never giving up, just like his character.

David Copperfield Charles Dickens did not write with the idea of being dramatized. The strange charm of his characters is more important than the fidelity of his characterizations.