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Oliver Twist (1948)

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Overview

Director:
David Lean
Writers:
Charles Dickens (writer)
Stanley Haynes (screenplay)
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Release Date:
30 July 1951 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
A Screen Event To Be Remembered For All Time !
Plot:
Based on the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist is about an orphan boy who runs away from a workhouse and meets a pickpocket on the streets of London... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Lean does it again - A Masterpiece more

Cast

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Additional Details

Runtime:
116 min | USA:105 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Germany:12 | Australia:G | Canada:G (Ontario) | Egypt:(Banned) (original release) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:U
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The film's release in the US was delayed until 1951 because of protests from Jewish pressure groups, who judged Alec Guinness's portrayal of Fagin to be anti-Semitic more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the final scene, in a close-up, Oliver is holding the elder gentleman's right hand in his left, and is to his right. When they turn the corner, in the long shot, Oliver is now being held by his right hand and is to the elder gentleman's left. more
Quotes:
Mr. Brownlow: Somehow I feel you and I are going to be good friends. more
Movie Connections:
References The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) more
Soundtrack:
The 'Oliver' Themes more

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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Lean does it again - A Masterpiece, 23 January 2002

David Lean spoils us yet again, Oliver Twist is an amazing piece of work. I regard this version of the Dicken's classic as definitive. No one could capture the eerie quality and the authentic style better than Lean.

The film is quite dark, strong blacks dominate the canvas.

The acting is extraordinary, Alec Guinness as Fagin steals the film. Perfect casting. Robert Newton is equally superb as the drunk, Sykes. John Howard Davies as Oliver is fantastic, he fits the character perfectly.

The direction and screenplay are awesome, I can't put into words how perfect everything is.

Watch the greatest adaptation of Oliver Twist by David Lean, it's a masterpiece!

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