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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.
Oct 21, 2005 · Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. The famed orphan gets caught up in Fagin's criminal band while searching for familial love. Cast & Crew. Read More. David Lean. Director. John Howard Davies. Oliver Twist. Robert Newton. Bill Sykes. Alec Guinness. Fagin. Kay Walsh. Nancy. Francis L. Sullivan. Mr Bumble.
Released Jun 28, 1948 1h 45m Drama List. 100% 25 Reviews Tomatometer 84% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist (John Howard Davies) dares to ask his cruel...
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Oct 26, 2018 · Oliver Twist (1948) Publication date. 1948. Topics. Drama. An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master. Addeddate. 2018-10-26 07:05:33. Identifier. Oliver.Twist.1948. Scanner. Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.3. Add Review. Reviews.
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.
Oliver Twist is a 1948 British film and the second of David Lean 's two film adaptations of Charles Dickens novels.
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.
