Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1948-06-28) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 2 nominations total |
| Screen: | Charles Dickens, David Lean, Stanley Haynes |
| Productions: | Cineguild, J. Arthur Rank Organisation |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 67616: John Howard Davies - Oliver Twist
- 29520: Robert Newton - Bill Sykes
- 12248: Alec Guinness - Fagin
- 67615: Kay Walsh - Nancy
- 93900: Francis L. Sullivan - Mr. Bumble
- 81934: Henry Stephenson - Mr. Brownlow
- 14304: Mary Clare - Mrs. Corney
Crews
- 3557: Charles Dickens - Novel - Writing
- 67617: Stanley Haynes - Screenplay - Writing
- 67618: Arnold Bax - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 12238: David Lean - Director - Directing
- 7501: Ronald Neame - Producer - Production
- 12238: David Lean - Screenplay - Writing
- 67619: Guy Green - Director of Photography - Camera
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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 ....
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