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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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| 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 | ... | |
| Kenneth Cranham | ... | ||
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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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More of a Masterpiece Than a Musical! [re-release] See more »Parents Guide:
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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 Harry Secombe, Peggy Mount, and Boys' Chorus
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The cast included 84 boys between 8 and 15 years of age, and one member of Parliament suggested they were being exploited just as the depicted orphans had been. The filmmakers replied that they needed protection more than the boys did, due to the rowdy nature of the production during the summer. See more »Goofs
The steps at London Bridge are not designed in the manner that the real ones were. The real steps were, as Charles Dickens describes them, narrow at the top, and widened horizontally at the bottom, allowing a person to hide and eavesdrop on (or watch) those on the upper steps without being seen. See more »Soundtracks
"Oliver!"(1960) (uncredited)
Words and Music by Lionel Bart
Sung by Harry Secombe, Peggy Mount, and Boys' Chorus
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Before watching the movie I read the original novel, and I was not disappointed at all about the adaptation. The movie is really faithful to the spirit of Dickens narrative, but adds a new dimension to it by means of great music and songs.