Episode of Series “Tales from Charles Dickens”.
Excerpts from Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield”. Shows the change in Betsy Trotwood’s feelings toward David Copperfield, from her outrage at the time of his birth to her protectiveness of David against the unpleasant Murdstones some years later, in spite of her dislike of donkeys and small boys.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002653
Language
English
Subject categories
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Literature - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Literature → English literature - Film and video adaptations
Literature → Literature - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)