Oliver Twist (2005)

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Director:

Roman Polanski

Writers:

Charles Dickens (novel)
Ronald Harwood (screenplay)

Release Date:

22 December 2005 (Germany)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.

Plot Keywords:

Orphan | Pickpocket | Workhouse | Boy | Thief

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Barney Clark	...	Oliver Twist
Jeremy Swift	...	Mr. Bumble
Ian McNeice	...	Mr. Limbkins
Richard Durden	...	Unkind Board Member
Timothy Bateson	...	Parson / Man with a Punch
Andy de la Tour	...	Workhouse Master
Filip Hess	...	Workhouse Boy (as Filip Hes)
Andreas Papadopoulos	...	Workhouse Boy
Laurie Athey	...	Workhouse Boy
Joseph Tremain	...	Hungry Boy
Peter Copley	...	Dining Hall Master
Andy Linden	...	Mr. Gamfield - the Chimney Sweep
John Nettleton	...	1st Magistrate
Tony Noble	...	2nd Magistrate
Michael Heath	...	Mr. Sowerberry
Gillian Hanna	...	Mrs. Sowerberry
Teresa Churcher	...	Charlotte
Chris Overton	...	Noah Claypole
Gerard Horan	...	Farmer
Morgane Polanski	...	Farmer's Daughter
Liz Smith	...	Old Woman
Harry Eden	...	Artful Dodger
Levi Hayes	...	Nicky
Ben Kingsley	...	Fagin
Lewis Chase	...	Charley Bates
Leanne Rowe	...	Nancy
Ophelia Lovibond	...	Bet
Elvis Polanski	...	Boy with Hoop
Edward Hardwicke	...	Mr. Brownlow
Patrick Godfrey	...	Bookseller
Anezka Novak	...	Woman in Street
Andy Camm	...	Policeman
Alun Armstrong	...	Magistrate Fang
Frank Mills	...	Elderly Officer
Jamie Foreman	...	Bill Sykes
Turbo	...	Bullseye
David Meeking	...	Policeman in Court
Frances Cuka	...	Mrs. Bedwin
Paul Brooke	...	Mr. Grimwig
Andrea Miltner	...	Other Woman in Street
Kaeren Revell	...	Other Woman in Street
Kay Raven	...	Woman at Window
Mark Strong	...	Toby Crackit
Jake Curran	...	Barney
Lizzy Le Quesne	...	Barmaid
Robert Orr	...	Man in Pub
Paul Eden	...	Barman
Nick Stringer	...	Inspector Blather
James Babson	...	Policeman
Richard Ridings	...	Warder
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Martin Konecný	...	Orphan (uncredited)

Directed by
Roman Polanski

Writing credits
Charles Dickens		(novel)
Ronald Harwood		(screenplay)

Produced by
Robert Benmussa	....	producer
Timothy Burrill	....	executive producer
Petr Moravec	....	executive producer
Roman Polanski	....	producer
Alain Sarde	....	producer
Michael Schwarz	....	line producer

Original Music by
Rachel Portman

Cinematography by
Pawel Edelman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Hervé de Luze		(as Hervé De Luze)

Casting by
Celestia Fox

Production Design by
Allan Starski

Art Direction by
Jindrich Kocí		(senior art director) (as Jindra Koci)
Jirí Matolín		(chief art director)

Set Decoration by
Jille Azis

Costume Design by
Anna B. Sheppard		(as Anna Sheppard)

Makeup Department
Michele Baylis	....	personal makeup artist: Sir Ben Kingsley
Linda Eisenhamerova	....	hair stylist (as Linda Dvorakova)
Linda Eisenhamerova	....	makeup artist (as Linda Dvorakova)
Jean-Max Guérin	....	hair stylist
Lucie Kuprova	....	hair assistant
Lucie Kuprova	....	makeup assistant
Didier Lavergne	....	makeup designer
Waldemar Pokromski	....	dummies
Wendy Rawson	....	animal makeup artist
Ivo Strangmüller	....	hair stylist
Ivo Strangmüller	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Veronika Finkova	....	production supervisor
Jiri Husak	....	unit manager
Ondrej Nerud	....	production manager
Françoise Piraud	....	post-production manager
Pavel Voracek	....	assistant unit manager
Nathalie Chery	....	assistant unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jean-Denis Borel	....	trainee assistant director
Martina Götthansova	....	assistant director
Vojta Hlavicka	....	assistant director
Karolina Koutna	....	trainee assistant director
Oldrich Mach	....	first assistant director
Petr Nemecek	....	assistant director
Ralph Remstedt	....	first assistant director
Caroline Veyssière	....	second assistant director
Vaclav Hanka	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Anna Adamaszek	....	draughtsman (as Anna Adamszek)
Bara Barova	....	property coordinator
Alice Bartosova	....	graphic designer
Jan Blazicek	....	scenic artist
Marketa Bockova	....	set decoration coordinator
Dennis Bosher	....	draughtsman
Miloslav Bulvas	....	drapes
Vaclav Cerny	....	swing gang
Roy Chapman	....	dressing propman
Zuzana Cizmarova	....	draughtsman
Lesley Cross	....	assistant production buyer
Libor Datel	....	swing gang
Zdenek Datel	....	dressing propman
Jaroslav David	....	construction manager
Laura Dishington	....	graphic astist
Gustave Doré	....	engravings: Éclair VFX
Judy Ducker	....	production buyer
Monika Enicka	....	props accountant
Colin Fox	....	drapes
Barry Gibbs	....	supervising property master
René Gráf	....	drapes
Pavel Hartmann	....	senior dressing propman
Alex Harwood	....	draughtsman
Tereza Honsova	....	scenic painter
Jan Hrusa	....	property dyer & ager
Jan Hrusa	....	property stand-by assistant
Roman Illovsky	....	stand-by art director
Martin Jelinek	....	dressing propman
Josef Kalina	....	construction manager
Jan Kodera	....	leadman
Martin Kotek	....	dressing propman
Jan Kotik	....	graphic designer
Milena Koubkova	....	assistant art director
Stefan Kovacik	....	draughtsman
Martin Kubricht	....	dressing propman
Marek Kukawski	....	draughtsman
Lukas Lehoucka	....	stand-by props
Radek Lehoucka	....	property buyer
Jiri Macke	....	property buyer
Anna Malehova	....	scenic painter (as Anna Forstova Malehova)
Samila Malehova	....	scenic painter
Tamara Marini	....	draughtsman
Petr Marousek	....	senior dressing propman
Sara Mathers	....	set decorating assistant
Pierre Mavrov	....	sign painter
James McGowan	....	set decoration assistant (as James Mcgowan)
David Mears	....	head scenic painter
David Meeking	....	head scenic painter
Ales Novotny	....	carpenter
Keith Pain	....	supervising art director
Darryl Paterson	....	supervising property man
Nenad Pecur	....	assistant to production designer
Maxime Rebière	....	storyboard artist
Karel Sestak	....	drapes
Francisco Sole	....	original drawings: Éclair VFX
Vladimir Stastny	....	carpenter
Jan Svoboda	....	construction coordinator
Katerina Van Gemund	....	art department coordinator (as Katerina Van Gemundova)
Zbynek Vit	....	property stand-by assistant
Miroslav Zdenek	....	draughtsman
Libor Zvolanek	....	carpenter
Michal Abraham	....	assistant props storeman (uncredited)
Jana Bulakova	....	set decorating interpreter (uncredited)
Jakub Eliasek	....	art department interpreter (uncredited)
Jakub Eliasek	....	assistant to supervising art director (uncredited)
Laurent Ferrie	....	drapes assistant (uncredited)
Michaela Formanova	....	art department interpreter (uncredited)
David Gospodarczyk	....	prop assistant stand-by (uncredited)
Jan Hoffman	....	assistant property buyer (uncredited)
Jiri Hrubes	....	props storeman (uncredited)
Jiri Hrubes	....	storeman (uncredited)
Lada Koranda	....	stand-by construction (uncredited)
Libor Michálek	....	scenic painter (uncredited)
Tony Noble	....	set designer (uncredited)
Stanislav Suva	....	scenic painter (uncredited)
David Trojan	....	art department runner (uncredited)
David Trojan	....	junior draughtsman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Philippe Amouroux	....	foley recordist
Nicolas Becker	....	foley artist
Jean-Marie Blondel	....	production sound mixer
Katia Boutin	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Katia Boutin	....	dialogue editor
Tomas Cervenka	....	sound technician (as Tomas Cervenka Jr.)
Paul Conway	....	adr supervisor
Gurwal Coïc-Gallas	....	assistant sound editor
Assia Dnednia	....	assistant foley artist (as Assia Zipper)
Philippe Dongé	....	sound assistant
Geraldine Falieu	....	assistant sound editor
Jean Goudier	....	sound editor
Dean Humphreys	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anne Le Campion	....	adr recordist
Stephane Lioret	....	boom operator
Gréggory Poncelet	....	sound assistant (as Grégory Poncelet)
Guadalupe Cassius	....	foley editor (uncredited)
Philippe Dongé	....	sound mix technician (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Milos Brosinger	....	special effects technician
Petr Lukavec	....	special effects technician
Martin Oberlander	....	special effects supervisor
Jirí Vater	....	special effects supervisor (as Jiff Vater)

Visual Effects by
Loic Bouineau	....	main digital artist: Éclair
David Bush	....	visual effects supervisor: MotionFX
Manfred Büttner	....	producer: MotionFX (as Manfred Buettner)
Jonathan Cheetham	....	lead compositor: MotionFX
Arnaud Chelet	....	head digital artist: Éclair
Stéphanie Dargent	....	matte artist: Éclair
Olivier Debert	....	main digital artist: Éclair
Dimitri Delacovias	....	matte painting supervisor: MotionFX
Jacques Delzescaux	....	main digital artist: Éclair
Florian Gellinger	....	visual effects supervisor: MotionFX
Clare Heneghan	....	digital artist: MotionFX
Marc Latil	....	head digital artist: Éclair
Malika Mazauric	....	main digital artist: Éclair
Frederic Moreau	....	supervisor: Éclair
Sarah Moreau	....	coordinator: Éclair (as Sarah Flament)
Robert Pinnow	....	coordinator: MotionFX
Fred Roz	....	titles: Éclair
Melodie Stevens	....	main digital artist: Éclair Numerique
Andrea Baracca	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Jean-Denis Borel	....	visual effects unit assistant director (uncredited)
Alex Broeckel	....	cgi artist (uncredited)
Benjamin Clément	....	2k operator (uncredited)
Sergio Cremasco	....	color grader (uncredited)
Markus Degen	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Thibault Deloof	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Mirko Echghi-Ghamsari	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Erich Eder	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Nora Elsner	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Johannes Gross	....	previz artist (uncredited)
Yves Göbel	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Sascha Alexander Haber	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Thomas Hansen	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Clare Heneghan	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Mareike Hilgenfeldt	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Jérémy Justice	....	flame artist (uncredited)
Tobias Daniel Kammann	....	previz artist (uncredited)
Andrew Keys	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Benjamin Kniebe	....	digital matte painter (uncredited)
Andreas Kreimaier	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Eva Kunze	....	visual effects production assistant (uncredited)
Justin Lanchbury	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Daniel Lo Iacono	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Nir Loewenberg	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Jan Maroske	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Eva Matthes	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Dirk Matzkuhn	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Sandra Moll	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Frederic Moreau	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Aude Nguyen-Ngoc	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Enrico Perei	....	digital compositing artist (uncredited)
Robert Pinnow	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Christian Pundschus	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Heribert Raab	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Michael Ralla	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Norbert Ruf	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Phillipp Sauermann	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Verena Scheunemann	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Caterina Schiffers	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Markus Schneider	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Florian Schroeder	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Heiko Schweizer	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Benjamin Seide	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Oliver Seiter	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Christian Stanzel	....	cgi artist (uncredited)
Jan Stoltz	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Max Stummer	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Sebastian von Overheidt	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Michael Wagner	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Adina Wernstedt	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Eric Westphal	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Marco Wilz	....	lead cgi artist (uncredited)
Carsten Woithe	....	cgi artist (uncredited)
Michael Wolf	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Adam Kulhavy	....	stunt double: Barney Clark
Robert Lahoda	....	stunt coordinator
Paul Lowe	....	stuntman
Tomás Tobola	....	stunt double: Jamie Foreman
Pavel Bousek	....	stunt horse rider (uncredited)
Jan Holicek	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Jiri Horky	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jindrich Klaus	....	stunts (uncredited)
Milos Kulhavy	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Ladislav Lahoda	....	stunts (uncredited)
Vaclav Pacal	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Armin Bach	....	best boy
Karel Bastar	....	electrician
Jan Belohradsky	....	electrician
Tomas Beseda	....	electrician
Antonin Bocek	....	generator operator
Ondrej Bocek	....	gaffer
Jiri Ctvrtecka	....	rigging grip
Guy Ferrandis	....	still photographer
Jiri Filipovsky	....	electrician
Ingo Gardner	....	balloon light technician
Zbigniew Gustowski	....	focus puller
Daniel Havelka	....	rigging grip
Roman Hodek	....	grip
Lada Hruby	....	assistant camera: second unit
Tomás Hruska	....	assistant camera: second unit
Stanislav Kabat	....	generator operator
Milos Kabela	....	grip
Robert Lukowski	....	key grip
Milan Novak	....	rigging grip
Miroslav Pavlik	....	assistant camera: second unit
Marcus Pohlus	....	Steadicam operator
Marcus Pohlus	....	camera operator: second unit
Marek Rajca	....	camera operator
Roland Safr	....	generator operator
Ronald Schwarz	....	supervising gaffer
Jiri Sip	....	video operator
Vaclav Strozik	....	electrician
Stepan Svoboda	....	clapper loader
Carsten Thoms	....	balloon lighting
Vladimir Urbanek	....	electrician
Petr Valenta	....	key rigging grip
Ivo Cervenka	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Jiri Cvancara	....	clapper loader: "b" camera (uncredited)
Tomás Drdácký	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Ladislav Hruby	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Lukas Jaromersky	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Mirek Jaromersky	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Petr Jiracek	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Jiri Krenek	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Igor Murco	....	rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Angel Quiroga	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Martin Rain	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Jan Simecek	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Petr Urbanek	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Roman Vales	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Petr Vladyka	....	clapper loader: "b" camera (uncredited)
Martin Vortel	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Jan Zak	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Miro Zila	....	rigging gaffer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Nancy Bishop	....	casting: Czech
Jirí Hrstka	....	crowd casting
Alex Johnson	....	assistant casting
Sarah Parfitt	....	production casting controller
Olga Záhorbenská	....	assistant casting director
Abigail Barbier	....	adr voice casting (uncredited)
Louis Elman	....	adr voice casting (uncredited)
Noelle Trkulja	....	casting assistant: Prague (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Iva Bártová	....	costume breakdown artist
Jane Clive	....	assistant costume designer
Miroslav Fantys	....	assistant to wardrobe supervisor
Barbara Higgins	....	cutter
Karolina Jirova	....	wardrobe assistant
Alena Koucka	....	wardrobe assistant
Michal Krejca	....	costume breakdown artist
Wei Liang	....	cutter (as Wei Qiang Liang)
Vera Mirová	....	wardrobe supervisor
Sarah Moore	....	costume breakdown artist
Peter Paul	....	wardrobe master
Richard Pointing	....	wardrobe supervisor
Katerina Polanska	....	wardrobe assistant
Ladislav Procházka	....	wardrobe assistant
Jitka Svecova	....	wardrobe assistant
Tomás Sýkora	....	tailor
David Whiteing	....	assistant to wardrobe master
Michelle Wickland	....	costume workshop coordinator
Kevin Wiremu	....	costume workshop supervisor
Milena Adamová	....	seamstress (uncredited)
Marie Charvatova	....	extras wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
Ivana Kotkova	....	seamstress (uncredited)
Liba Malerova	....	extras wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
Jirina Svancarova	....	seamstress (uncredited)
Helena Vitoulová	....	seamstress (uncredited)
Barbora Wildova	....	wardrobe interpreter (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Catherine Athon	....	digital post-production manager: Éclair Numérique
Lionel Cassan	....	assistant editor
Yvan Lucas	....	colorist: Eclair
Margot Meynier	....	first assistant editor
Andrea Pugner	....	assistant editor (as Andrea Pugnerová)
Philippe Reinaudo	....	digital intermediate technical director: Éclair
Clara Salducci	....	assistant editor
Sárka Sklenárová	....	assistant editor
Philippe Tourret	....	post-production coordinator: Éclair Numérique
Nicolas Criqui	....	digital conformation (uncredited)
Mickael Dumontier	....	digital conformation (uncredited)
Frederic Jupin	....	lustre editor (uncredited)
Carlos Pinto	....	second assistant editor (uncredited)
Clement Zveguintzoff	....	digital conformation (uncredited)

Music Department
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	....	music performers
Chris Cozens	....	music associate
Chris Dibble	....	music recordist-mixer
James Fitzpatrick	....	orchestral contractor
Jan Holzner	....	orchestra recordist
Rachel Portman	....	orchestrator
Rachel Portman	....	score producer
David Snell	....	conductor
Polly Taylor	....	assistant: Rachel Portman
Amélie de Chassey	....	music supervisor (uncredited)
Lewis Jones	....	assistant music engineer (uncredited)
Richard King	....	music mastering (uncredited)
Delphine Mathieu	....	music supervisor (uncredited)
Patrick Russ	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Dave Bruyea	....	props driver: UK (uncredited)
Tomas Bursik	....	driver (uncredited)
Tony Vizina	....	driver: cast (uncredited)
Richard Watkins	....	facilities captain (uncredited)

Other crew
Malgosia Abramowska	....	assistant: Roman Polanski
Sylvie Balloy	....	key accountant
Ota Bares	....	animal handler
Sylvette Baudrot	....	script supervisor
Borek Benes	....	medic on set (as Dr. Borek Benes)
Milan Blazko	....	base camp manager
Ales Bosticka	....	manager: Barrandov
Ian Burlingham	....	legal advisor
Daniel Champagnon	....	production controller
Olivier Chiavassa	....	managing director: Éclair Numérique
Sarka Cimbalova	....	accommodation coordinator
Nicholas Dalton	....	legal advisor
Isabelle Dassonville	....	personal assistant: Roman Polanski
Steve Dent	....	coach handler
Libor Doudera	....	legal advisor
Jon Duncan	....	production accountant
Jacqueline Edwards	....	production coordinator
Mat Ford	....	tutor
James Freedman	....	consultant: pickpocketing
Geoff Freeman	....	unit publicist
Veronika Gavlakova	....	personal assistant: Barney Clark
Gabriela Glass	....	production coordinator (as Gabriela Glass-Böhmová)
Romana Hajkova	....	horse master
Martin Hanus	....	coach handler
Fréderic Hardy	....	coach handler
Katherine Hook	....	tutor
Marcela Jahodova	....	key accountant
Pavel Jelen	....	supervisor: Barrandov
Lenka Kadlecova	....	production coordinator
Jiri Krejcir	....	location manager
Radim Macha	....	animal handler
Chirag Malde	....	auditor: Malde & Co.
Sirish Malde	....	auditor: Malde & Co.
Martin Mares	....	animal handler
Michal Olah	....	base camp manager
Laura Park	....	production coordinator
Vaclav Petr	....	studio manager: Barrandov Studio
Chantal Peyrieras	....	assistant: Robert Benmussa
Marketa Poruba	....	production coordinator (as Marketa Porubová)
Eda Raban	....	caterer
Nathalie Radovic	....	assistant: Roman Polanski
Kay Raven	....	animal trainer
Martyn Rowland	....	consultant: pickpocketing
Bob Shah	....	auditor: Malde & Co.
Vaclav Sramek	....	office runner
John Styles	....	puppet show: Punch & Judy
Jan Sula	....	crew and cast medic (as Dr. Jan Sula)
Charlotte Watts	....	researcher
Taylor Wessing	....	legal advisor
James Weston	....	armorer
Anna Zenowicz	....	script
Julie Adams	....	dialect coach (uncredited)
Veronika Finkova	....	production executive (uncredited)
Lubomir Janci	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Mirek Pechar	....	customs broker (uncredited)
Kay Raven	....	animal consultant (uncredited)
Veronika Skarlandtova	....	first assistant accountant (uncredited)
Radek Tomasek	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)

Thanks
Julie Adams	....	special thanks
Jeff Berg	....	special thanks
Didier Duverger	....	special thanks
Jean-Patrick Flande	....	special thanks (as Patrick Flandé)
Tim Levy	....	special thanks
Suzana Peric	....	special thanks
Jérôme Seydoux	....	special thanks
Isabelle Terrel	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• R.P. Productions (as R.P. Films)
• Runteam II Ltd.
• ETIC Films (as ETIC Films S R O)
• Medusa Film (uncredited)
• Runteam (uncredited)

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2005-) (worldwide) (all media)
• TriStar Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical) (a Sony Pictures Entertainment company)
• A-Film Distribution (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Filmax S.A. (2005) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Medusa Distribuzione (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2005) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Pathé Distribution (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• Pathé (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• TOBIS Film (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Toshiba Entertainment (2006) (Japan) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Eén (2009) (Belgium) (TV)
• Nordisk Film (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Panorama Distributions (2011) (Hong Kong) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Pinema (2005) (Turkey) (all media)
• SBS6 (2008) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Television (200?) (USA) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bangladesh) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bhutan) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (India) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Maldives) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Nepal) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Pakistan) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Sri Lanka) (TV)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2006) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• MotionFX (visual effects)
• Éclair Numérique (visual effects) (as Éclair V F X)
• Woodoo Effects (special effects)

Other Companies

• AFM Lighting  lighting
• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance (as AON/Albert G. Ruben)
• Air France  special thanks
• Angels the Costumiers  costumes (as Angels)
• Animals Okay  animals (as Animals O'Kay)
• Auditoriums de Boulogne  re-recording and dubbing theatres (as Les Auditoriums de Boulogne)
• Barrandov Studios  studio facilities provided by
• Berman  greenery
• Berry Brothers & Rudd  set decoration rental house
• Black Magic Digital  thanks
• Cinéstéréo  sound transfers
• Connor  travel agent
• Continental Media Assurances  insurance
• Cosprop  costumes
• D.C.A.  sound editing equipment
• David Salmon  set decoration rental house
• Duran Duboi Services  editing equipment
• E.D.A. Catering  catering
• EMTC  insurance
• EXTRAfilms S.r.o.  casting agency
• Ecuries Hardy  coach rental
• Equi-Hanus  coach rental
• Fauna a Film Praha  animals
• Filminger  freight forwarders
• Filmka  horses (as Filmka Stunts)
• Filmka  stunts (as Filmka Stunts)
• Floris  set decoration rental house
• Four Seasons  accommodations
• Future Films  with the participation of
• Hotel Intercontinental  accommodations
• IBYP  sound recording equipment
• James Lock & Co.  set decoration rental house
• John Lobb  set decoration rental house
• Kodak  film stock
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• L.C.P. di Pompei  costumes (as Pompei)
• Lambert Hoffer  costumes
• Lansdown Recording Studios  music mixed at
• Lays International  freight forwarders
• M.T.L. Peruques  wigs
• MEDIA Programme of the European Union  with the support of (as The Media Plus Programme of the European Union)
• Macwell  computer services provided by
• Malde & Co.  auditors
• MotionFX  post-production
• Nancy Bishop Casting  casting agency
• Nosticova Residence  accommodations
• Panavision  camera and grip equipment
• Panoptimo  video services
• Paris Berlin  make-up supplied by
• Pathé Distribution  with the participation of
• Pathé Renn Productions  with the participation of (as Pathe Renn Productions S.A.S.)
• Paxton & Whitefield  set decoration rental house
• Plein Fard  make-up supplied by
• Renown Freight  freight forwarders
• Residence Alchymist  accommodations
• Robert Lewis  set decoration rental house
• SIS TV  editing facilities
• Sands  costumes
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Set Lite  lighting equipment
• Skoda Auto  car rental
• Smécky Studios  music recorded at
• Sony Classical  soundtrack available exclusively on
• Steve Dent Coaches  coach rental
• Studio Barrandov - Film Laboratories  film processing (as Barrandov Studios Film Laboratories)
• Travel Company, The  travel agent
• Twickenham Studios  sound recording studios: crowd (as Twickenham Film Studios)
• Vantage Film  PSU digital video assist provided by
• Wigs Specialties  wigs
• uFX  visual effects by
• Éclair Numérique  digital intermediate

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for disturbing images

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

UK | Czech Republic | France | Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Brazil:14 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-11 | Finland:K-11 (video premiere) (2006) | Germany:12 | Iceland:12 | Ireland:12A | Malaysia:U | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG (cut) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Czech Republic

Company:

R.P. Productions

Trivia:

The idea of making a new version of Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" was suggested by Emmanuelle Seigner, director Roman Polanski's wife, while he was looking for a plot that their children would find interesting.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Oliver runs away from Mr. Sowerberry's house to London, his shoes keep changing between shots. He is shown wearing shoes both with and without laces. When he sits and has his meal under the cart in the rain, his shoes do not have laces. Immediately after that, the shoes have laces.

Quotes:

Artful Dodger:You may start by jappaning my trotter case. In plain English, clean my boots.

Movie Connections:

Version of "The DuPont Show of the Month: Oliver Twist (#3.4)" (1959)

Soundtrack:

Newry Town

Superb

Polanski is the kid of guy who likes to dance on the edge. A mixture of clown, genius and artist who has suffered personal tragedy and humiliation but one who keeps cranking amazing films. This Oliver Twist is no exception. Polanski has reworked the story and taken out the 19th century coincidences, e.g., the highly improbable fact that Oliver is Brownlow's grandson and the business with the portrait of Oliver's mother, given the old tale a fresh coat of paint with new amazing character actors such as Leanne Rowe, a young and thoroughly charming Nancy, Henry Eden, a scamp of a Dodger, Jamie Forman, a repulsive Bill Sykes with no redeeming features whatsoever and the veteran Edward Hardwicke as Brownlow. But, it's young Barney Clark who steals the show. In past versions, Oliver is merely a device upon which the other array of characters are hung. We'll all remember Sir Alec Guinness, Richard Dreyfus and Ron Moody's Fagin, Oliver Reed and Robert Newton's Bill Syke, Elijah Wood, Anthony Newley and Jack Wild's Dodger but who were the Olivers? We will remember young Master Barney Clark in this marvelous, intriguing and eye-pleasing Oliver.