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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
John Howard Davies as Oliver Twist; Alec Guinness as Fagin; Robert Newton as Bill Sykes; Kay Walsh as Nancy; Francis L. Sullivan as Mr. Bumble; Henry Stephenson as Mr. Brownlow; Mary Clare as Mrs. Corney; Anthony Newley as the Artful Dodger; Josephine Stuart as Oliver's Mother; Ralph Truman as Monks; Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. Sowerberry
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In Dickens’ classic tale, an orphan wends his way from cruel apprenticeship to den of thieves in search of a true home. Here Alec Guinness is the quintessential Fagin, his controversial performance fully restored in Criterion’s digital transfer.
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99+ Photos. Alec Guinness was an English actor. He is known for his six collaborations with David Lean: Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations (1946), Fagin in Oliver Twist (1948), Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Prince Faisal in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), General Yevgraf ...
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- Marylebone, London, England, UK
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- Midhurst, Sussex, England, UK
Oct 14, 2020 · Posted on October 14, 2020 by Roger Moore. What overwhelms you about David Lean’s second most famous Dickens adaptation is the sense of hunger that washes off the screen and erases any sense of “period piece” about it. “Oliver Twist” makes hunger so timeless that the 19th century poverty it is part and parcel of becomes secondary.
Oct 21, 2005 · John Howard Davies (Charles Dickens' orphan title character) has just wandered into London, spied by young Anthony Newley as the Artful Dodger, then designer John Bryan and director David Lean with spectacle leading to the introduction of Fagin (Alec Guinness) in Oliver Twist, 1948.
