The Personal History of David Copperfield

In this installment of British Actors You Should Know, we feature Ben Whishaw, from his early days in Brideshead Revisited to his more recent roles in The Personal History of David Copperfield.

After repeated delays, reschedulings, and cancellations, the critically acclaimed film The Personal History of David Copperfield will finally get a digital release in the U.S. next month. 

We're about to get a brand new feature film version of David Copperfield, but Charles Dickens' famous story has been adapted for screens large and small for over a century. Let's take a look at the good, the bad, and the ones that didn't quite work.