Oliver Twist
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.
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John Howard Davies
Henry Edwards
David Lean
George Pollock
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Facts
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Director David Lean adapted the screenplay himself, co-writing it with Stanley Haynes directly from Charles Dickens' original novel.
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The climax features Bill Sikes accidentally hanging himself when a police officer shoots him while he is fleeing the scene.
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You only have to watch the opening few sequences of David Lean's striking adaptation of this, probably the most famous of Dickens' stories, to know that you are in for a treat. The dark clouds chase the poor, wretched, mother as she seeks any shelter she can from the impending storm and so, Oliver is born in the workhouse and the story begins. Francis L. Sullivan and Mary Clare are super as the exploitative and cruel face of the workhouse from which he is eventually sold and after a brief spell leading funeral cortèges for children, Oliver ends up befriending the Artful Dodger (Anthony Newley) and falling into truly bad company. Alec Guinness and Robert Newton epitomise evil and avarice, violence and brutality and are outstanding as Fagin and Skyes - and with Kay Walsh and Henry Stephenson (and also, a slightly under-rated Frederick Lloyd, too) you just could not leave the story in any better hands. A truly captivating film that belongs in anyone's library.
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The directors of Oliver Twist are John Howard Davies, Henry Edwards, David Lean, and George Pollock.
The cast of Oliver Twist includes Nosher Powell as Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited), Michael Ripper as Barney, Mary Clare as Mrs. Corney, Ralph Truman as Monks, Alec Guinness as Fagin, Anthony Newley as Artful Dodger, Robert Newton as Bill Sykes, Henry Stephenson as Mr. Brownlow, Edie Martin as Annie, Arthur Mullard as Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited), Peter Bull as Landlord of 'Three Cripples', Erik Chitty as Workhouse Board Member (Uncredited), and more.
The duration of Oliver Twist is 2h 1 mins.
Yes. Oliver Twist has 2 trailers on Fanbiz, including Oliver Twist ≣ 1948 ≣ Trailer. Watch them on this page.
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Oliver Twist was released on 28 Jun 1948.
Oliver Twist is listed under Drama on Fanbiz.
Oliver Twist has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 8.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "You only have to watch the opening few sequences of David Lean's striking adaptation of this, probably the most famous of Dickens' stories, to know that you are in for a treat...."
1. Director David Lean adapted the screenplay himself, co-writing it with Stanley Haynes directly from Charles Dickens' original novel. 2. The climax features Bill Sikes accidentally hanging himself when a police officer shoots him while he is fleeing the scene.
