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Oliver Twist
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Oliver Twist is a 2005 drama film directed by Roman Polanski and based on the novel by Charles Dickens. Ronald Harwood wrote the screenplay, while Polanski and Alain Sarde served as producers. The film features cinematography by Paweł Edelman, editing by Hervé de Luze, and music by Rachel Portman. It was distributed by TriStar Pictures and produced by ETIC Films, R.P. Productions, and Runteam III Ltd.
The movie was filmed in Prague, Czech Republic, and set in London. It originates from the United Kingdom, France, Czech Republic, and Italy. The runtime is 130 minutes, and it carries a PG-13 rating. The film was released on video on demand and received a nomination for the European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film. It holds a Metascore of 65 and an IMDb rating of 6.8.
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6.8When 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.
Cast
- Barney Clark as Oliver Twist
- Ben Kingsley as Fagin
- Jamie Foreman as Bill Sikes
- Harry Eden as The Artful Dodger
- Edward Hardwicke as Mr. Brownlow
- Leanne Rowe as Nancy
Themes
- child abuse
- london, england
- street gang
- based on novel or book
- pickpocket
- children's home
- runaway
- child labour
- orphanage
- thief
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
35,189 votes
Metacritic
65/100
- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- family film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Oliver Twist
- Main subject
- precariat
- Director
- Roman Polanski
- Screenwriter
- Ronald Harwood
- Composer
- Rachel Portman
- Cinematographer
- Paweł Edelman
- Narrative location
- London
- Filming location
- Prague
- Duration
- 125
- FilmAffinity ID
- 777556
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.sonypictures.com/movies/olivertwist
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- publication date
- 2005-12-22
- film editor
- Hervé de Luze
- title
- Oliver Twist
- costume designer
- Anna B. Sheppard
- distributed by
- TriStar Pictures
- after a work by
- Charles Dickens
- review score
- 65/100
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