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Title: Oliver Twist (16 Nov 1997)
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| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Fagin | |
| Elijah Wood | ... | The Artful Dodger | |
| David O'Hara | ... | Bill Sikes | |
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Alex Trench | ... | Oliver Twist |
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Antoine Byrne | ... | Nancy |
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Olivia Caffrey | ... | Rose Maylie |
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Anthony Finigan | ... | Mr. Brownlow (as Anthony Finnegan) |
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Maria Charles | ... | Widow Corney |
| Des Braiden | ... | Magistrate | |
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Eileen Colgan | ... | Mrs. Bedwin |
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Eilish Moore | ... | Cook |
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Lisa Dwan | ... | Agnes |
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Conor Evans | ... | Chief Constable |
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A.J. Kennedy | ... | Police Constable |
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Jeff O'Toole | ... | Hugh (as Jeffrey O'Toole) |
Charles Dickens' classical story about the young orphan boy in 1837 England is again re-filmed in grand fashion. Richard Dreyfuss portrays Fagin, the unscrupulous leader of the young pick-pockets Oliver (Alex Trench) initially falls in with after escaping from a sweat shop and going to London to find his relatives. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
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Homeless little boy Oliver (Trench) abandoned at orphanage and during one meal he pleads : 'Please, Sir I want some more' . He's mistreated and the abused orphan escapes and befriends Artful Dodger (a scoundrel Elijah Wood) , a roguish pickpocket . Dodger introduces him into a band of youthful thieves commanded by Fagin (Richard Dreyfuss, also producer) in debt to the cruel Sikes (David O'Hara) . Then the young boy is forced into a life of thievery until his rescue by a good and kindly maid.
This is one of at least ten versions of the world-known novel , being an entertaining adaptation from Charles Dickens classic . Cool performance by Richard Dreyfuss as the great manipulator Fagin , though Elijah Wood at the height of his stardom , steals the show . It's made in a television style and shot in Ireland . The motion picture was professionally directed by Tony Bill , usual actor and occasionally director of cinema and TV films.
Other renditions about this popular story are the followings : The silent version with Jackie Coogan and Lon Chaney ; 1948 the classic film by David Lean with John Howard (Oliver) , Anthony Newley(Dodger) , Alec Guinness(Fagin), Sikes(Robert Newton) ; musical and Oscarized 1968 version by Carol Reed with Mark Lester (Oliver) , Jack Wild (Dodger), Ron Moody (Faguin), Oliver Reed (Sikes) and finally recent and lush version by Roman Polanski with Ben Kingsley (Fagin).