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Oliver! (1968) 7.4
Musical adaptation about an orphan who runs away from an orphanage and hooks up with a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor. Director:Carol Reed |
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Cast
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| Ron Moody | ... | ||
| Shani Wallis | ... | ||
| Oliver Reed | ... | ||
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Harry Secombe | ... | |
| Mark Lester | ... | ||
| Jack Wild | ... | ||
| Hugh Griffith | ... | ||
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Joseph O'Conor | ... | |
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Peggy Mount | ... | |
| Leonard Rossiter | ... | ||
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Hylda Baker | ... | |
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Megs Jenkins | ... | |
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Sheila White | ... | |
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Wensley Pithey | ... | |
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
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Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the orphanage and hooks up with a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 October 1968 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
Oliver See more »Filming Locations:
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UKBox Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$16,800,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (35 mm optical prints)| 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints)| 4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) (35 mm magnetic prints)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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(1960) (uncredited)
Words and Music by Lionel Bart
Sung by Shani Wallis
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The first time Mark Lester saw Ron Moody out of his Fagin make-up, he didn't recognize him. See more »Goofs
Just after Oliver asks for more gruel and is taken by Mr. Bumble to the governor of the workhouse, they are standing at the door - Oliver mouths Mr. Bumble's lines, and then to cover it up, starts wiggling his tongue. See more »Quotes
Fagin: [sings] I'm reviewing the situation / Can a fellow be a villain all his life? / All the trials and tribulations. / Better settle down and get myself a wife! / And a wife would cook and sew for me, / And come for me, and go for me, / And go for me, and nag at me, / The fingers, she would wag at me. / The money she would take from me. / A misery, she'll make from me... I think I'd better think it out again!See more »
Soundtracks
"As Long as He Needs Me"(1960) (uncredited)
Words and Music by Lionel Bart
Sung by Shani Wallis
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I was lucky to see "Oliver!" in 1968 on a big cinema screen in Boston when I was a young teenager. Later, during the summer of 1969, I was pleased to see this film was still playing at a prominent cinema in Leicester Square, London, after it had won the Academy Award for Best Picture of the previous year.
Th success of "Oliver!" on both the stage and screen reminded me that not all talent begins on Broadway and ends in Hollywood. This legendary story by Charles Dickens, which is part of the literary heritage of all English-speaking people, was admirably brought to the London stage by Lionel Bart of Great Britain. His charming musical then became a hit in New York and throughout the world. The film adaptation was made in England during the summer of 1967 and then released in 1968. The sets and musical numbers are mind boggling. The song "Who Will Buy?" required hundreds of actors and the British film director truly deserved his Oscar for putting it all together in a seamless manner. Some Canadian and American talent is also part of this wonderful production, but mostly it is a tribute to the fine craftsmanship of the British film studios, such as Shepperton. Good show! Other film studios at Elstree, Boreham Wood, Bray, Denham, and Ealing have also given the world many films to treasure over the years.