''David Copperfield'' is a 1922 Danish drama film directed by

A.W. Sandberg Anders Wilhelm Sandberg (22 May 1887 – 27 March 1938) was a Danish film director and screenwriter. Early life Sandberg was born 22 May 1887 in Viborg, Denmark, the son of Otto Carl Sandberg, a merchant and his wife Anna Mathilde Wilian. H ...

and starring Gorm Schmidt,

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and

Margarete Schlegel Margarethe Sylva Elisabeth Wisniewski (né Schlegel, 31 December 1899 – 15 July 1987), known professionally as Margarete Schlegel, was a German theatre and film actress and soprano operetta singer. Early life The sixth of seven children and the ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Carlo Jacobsen Carlo Jacobsen (10 June 1884 – 17 October 1960) was a Danish art director.Dreyer p.305 Selected filmography * ''The Secret of the Desert'' (1918) * '' A Trip to Mars'' (1918) * ''David Copperfield'' (1922) * ''Little Dorrit ''Little Dorr ...

Plot

For a detailed plot, see ''

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''.

Cast

* Gorm Schmidt as David Copperfield som voksen *

as David Copperfield som barn *

as David Copperfields mor * Karen Winther as Agnes som voksen * Else Nielsen as Agnes som barn *

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as Sagfører Wickfield, Agnes' far * Frederik Jensen as Mr. Micawber * Anne-Marie Wiehe as Mrs. Micawber *

Karina Bell Karina Bell ( – ) was a Danish film actress.Glavin p.211 Selected filmography * ''David Copperfield'' (1922) * ''Little Dorrit'' (1924) * ''Mists of the Past'' (1925) * '' The Clown'' (1926) * '' The Last Night'' (1928) * ''Phantoms of Happine ...

as Dora Spenlow * Robert Schmidt as Mr. Murdstone *

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as Miss Murdstone *

Marie Dinesen Marie may refer to: People Name * Marie (given name) * Marie (Japanese given name) * Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973 * Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in Tro ...

as Tante Betsy *

Karen Caspersen Karen Caspersen (20 August 1890 – 14 May 1941) was a Danish actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1910 and 1939. She was credited as Karen Sandberg in the Danish version of ''Blind Justice'' (1916), as well as Katherine Sande ...

as Pegotty *

Charles Wilken Charles Wilken (8 November 1866 – 26 February 1956) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 32 films between 1916 and 1954. Selected filmography * ''David Copperfield'' (1922) * ''Millionærdrengen'' (1936) * ''En mand af betydning'' ( 1 ...

as Mr. Chillip * Rasmus Christiansen as Uriah Heep *

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as Mr. Dick *

Mathilde Nielsen Mathilde Nielsen (26 October 1858 – 11 September 1945) was a Danish actress in the theatre and in Danish cinema. She was known as a figure of matriarchy in Danish film. Selected filmography *'' Hævnens nat'' 1916 *'' Prästänkan'' 1920 *'' ...

References

Bibliography

* Glavin, John. ''Dickens on Screen''. Cambridge University Press, 2003.

External links

* * 1922 films 1920s historical drama films 1920s Danish-language films Danish silent films Danish historical drama films Films based on David Copperfield Films directed by A. W. Sandberg Films set in England Films set in the 19th century Danish black-and-white films Films set in London Nordisk Film films 1922 drama films Silent historical drama films {{1920s-Denmark-film-stub