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Oliver Twist (1948)
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Overview
Release Date:
30 July 1951 (USA) moreTagline:
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 synopsisAwards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Lean does it again - A Masterpiece moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Newton | ... | Bill Sikes |
 | Alec Guinness | ... | Fagin |
| Kay Walsh | ... | Nancy |
| Francis L. Sullivan | ... | Mr. Bumble |
| John Howard Davies | ... | Oliver Twist |
| Henry Stephenson | ... | Mr. Brownlow |
| Mary Clare | ... | Mrs. Corney |
| Anthony Newley | ... | Artful Dodger |
| Josephine Stuart | ... | Oliver's Mother |
| Ralph Truman | ... | Monks |
| Kathleen Harrison | ... | Mrs. Sowerberry |
| Gibb McLaughlin | ... | Mr. Sowerberry |
| Amy Veness | ... | Mrs. Bedwin |
| Diana Dors | ... | Charlotte |
| Frederick Lloyd | ... | Dr. Grimwig |
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
116 min | USA:105 minCountry:
UKLanguage:
EnglishColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Germany:12 | Australia:G | Canada:G (Ontario) | Egypt:(Banned) (original release) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:UFilming Locations:
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UKMOVIEmeter: 
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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 moreGoofs:
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. moreSoundtrack:
The 'Oliver' Themes moreFAQ
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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!