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Oliver Twist is a 1948 British film and the second of David Lean's two film adaptations of Charles Dickens novels.
Oliver Twist: Directed by David Lean. With Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Francis L. Sullivan. In Charles Dickens' classic tale, an orphan wends his way from cruel apprenticeship to den of thieves in search of a true home.
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- Drama
- David Lean
- 1951-07-30
VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever. Oliver Twist ★★★★ 1948Charles Dickens' immortal story of a workhouse orphan who is forced into a life of crime with a gang of pickpockets. The best of many film adaptations, with excellent portrayals by the cast. 116m/C VHS, DVD . GB Robert Newton, John (Howard) Davies, Alec Guinness, Francis L ...
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Oliver Twist has been the subject of numerous adaptations, including the 1948 film of the same name, starring Alec Guinness as Fagin; a highly successful musical, Oliver! (itself adapted into the Oscar -winning 1968 film ), and Disney's 1988 animated feature film Oliver & Company .
Oliver Twist, British dramatic film, released in 1948, that was an adaptation of Charles Dickens’s classic tale of the same name. It features a memorable performance by Alec Guinness in one of his first film roles. The story follows the adventures of Oliver Twist (played by John Howard Davies), an.
- Lee Pfeiffer
The immortal characters of Charles Dickens' classic novel come to life in this film., Oliver Twist, a penniless orphan in 19th century London is fleeing the cruelty of the workhouse and he's forced to join a band of young thieves headed by the notorious Fagin and the evil Bill Sikes.
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.
