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Release Date:
8 October 2000 (USA) morePlot:
Based on Charles Dickens' novel, this adaptation traces the childhood of an orphan whose mother dies... moreAwards:
1 win & 4 nominations moreUser Comments:
Absolutely marvelous! moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 31 of 33)| David Ross | ... | Mr Bumble (4 episodes, 1999) | |
| Julie Walters | ... | Mrs. Mann (4 episodes, 1999) | |
| Michael Kitchen | ... | Mr Brownlow (4 episodes, 1999) | |
| Annette Crosbie | ... | Mrs Bedwin (4 episodes, 1999) | |
| Lindsay Duncan | ... | Elizabeth Leeford (4 episodes, 1999) | |
| Marc Warren | ... | Monks (4 episodes, 1999) | |
| Sam Smith | ... | Oliver Twist (3 episodes, 1999) | |
| Keira Knightley | ... | Rose Fleming (3 episodes, 1999) | |
| Robert Lindsay | ... | Fagin (3 episodes, 1999) | |
| Alex Crowley | ... | Artful Dodger (3 episodes, 1999) | |
| Andy Serkis | ... | Bill Sikes (3 episodes, 1999) | |
| Emily Woof | ... | Nancy (3 episodes, 1999) | |
| Isla Fisher | ... | Bet (3 episodes, 1999) | |
| John Grillo | ... | Mr Grimwig (3 episodes, 1999) | |
| Charlotte Le Moignan | ... | Young Rose Fleming (3 episodes, 1999) | |
| Roland Manookian | ... | Charley Bates (3 episodes, 1999) | |
| Roger Lloyd-Pack | ... | Mr Sowerberry (2 episodes, 1999) | |
| Tim Dutton | ... | Edwin Leeford (2 episodes, 1999) | |
| Alun Armstrong | ... | Mr Fleming (2 episodes, 1999) | |
| David Bark-Jones | ... | Dr. Losberne (2 episodes, 1999) | |
| Laura Grace Cockroft | ... | Chertsey Maid (2 episodes, 1999) | |
| Sarah Flind | ... | Homely Maid (2 episodes, 1999) | |
| Morgan Jones | ... | Brittles (2 episodes, 1999) | |
| Sam Kelly | ... | Giles (2 episodes, 1999) | |
| Calum MacPherson | ... | Blacksmith Bignall (2 episodes, 1999) | |
| Rosalind March | ... | Mrs Corney (2 episodes, 1999) | |
| Sophia Myles | ... | Agnes Fleming (2 episodes, 1999) | |
| Alan Pentony | ... | Pedlar (2 episodes, 1999) | |
| Iain Robertson | ... | Woodcroft (2 episodes, 1999) | |
| Hilary Sesta | ... | Martha, Female Pauper (2 episodes, 1999) | |
| Liz Smith | ... | Sally (2 episodes, 1999) |
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386 min (4 parts)Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishColor:
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DolbyFun Stuff
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Mrs. Bedwin: Giles. Brittles is ill.Giles: No he's not mam. He's always like this.
Mrs. Bedwin: Brittles is ill and we had to call a doctor out.
Rose: Oh no!
Mrs. Bedwin: Um, we have to hide Oliver!
Giles: No. You don't have to hide him mam. The boy's in my room. The master hasn't been in my room since the turn of the century.
Brittles: But there's a boy in your room now Mr. Giles.
[a loud crash is heard off camera]
Brittles: . Ow!
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Fantasia for Piano 4 Hands in F Minor moreFAQ
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I am a huge Dickens fan. I have read Oliver Twist, and have even written college papers on the novel. This movie is by far the best version of Oliver Twist ever made (this includes David Lean's movie, the Polanski version, and the musical). The casting is superb; Robert Lindsay (Fagin) is one of the best character actors I have ever seen, Michael Kitchen plays Mr. Brownlow to perfection, and Andy Serkis (Bill Sykes) brings out every ounce of Bill's brutal personality with excellent feel for the character. Yes, the movie necessarily takes what the novel originally revealed in the last pages (concerning Oliver's parentage and the mystery surrounding his birth) and more fully dramatizes it; this is the nature of the beast. Making movies about books is difficult enough, especially with Dickens' panache for complicated plots. But this version of the movie brings out every element of Dickens' story with taste and excellence. One of the best Dickens adaptations out there.