Oliver Twist
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7.6When 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.
Released: 1948-06-28121 minDir: David LeanDrama, Adventure, Crime, Comedy
Cast
- John Howard Davies as Oliver Twist
- Robert Newton as Bill Sykes
- Alec Guinness as Fagin
- Kay Walsh as Nancy
- Francis L. Sullivan as Mr. Bumble
- Henry Stephenson as Mr. Brownlow
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1948
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Oliver Twist
- Director
- David Lean
- Screenwriter
- David Lean
- Cast member
- Edie Martin
- Composer
- Arnold Bax
- Producer
- Anthony Havelock-Allan
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1948 British films1948 drama films1948 English-language films1948 filmsAntisemitic filmsAntisemitism in the United KingdomBritish black-and-white filmsBritish drama filmsEnglish-language drama filmsFilms about orphansFilms based on Oliver TwistFilms directed by David LeanFilms produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan