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Oliver Twist

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1999– 1999–
  • 6h 26m
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Oliver Twist (1999)
Oliver Twist
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An orphan named Oliver Twist (Sam Smith) meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.An orphan named Oliver Twist (Sam Smith) meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.An orphan named Oliver Twist (Sam Smith) meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
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7.8/10
798
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  • Stars
    • Sam Smith
    • David Ross
    • Julie Walters
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  • Stars
    • Sam Smith
    • David Ross
    • Julie Walters
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    • 20User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    1999

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    Sam Smith
    • Oliver Twistas Oliver Twist
    3 episodes3 eps • 1999
    David Ross
    • Mr Bumbleas Mr Bumble
    4 episodes4 eps • 1999
    Julie Walters
    Julie Walters
    • Mrs Mannas Mrs Mann
    4 episodes4 eps • 1999
    Annette Crosbie
    Annette Crosbie
    • Mrs Bedwinas Mrs Bedwin
    4 episodes4 eps • 1999
    Marc Warren
    Marc Warren
    • Monksas Monks
    4 episodes4 eps • 1999
    Michael Kitchen
    Michael Kitchen
    • Mr Brownlowas Mr Brownlow
    4 episodes4 eps • 1999
    Lindsay Duncan
    Lindsay Duncan
    • Elizabeth Leefordas Elizabeth Leeford
    4 episodes4 eps • 1999
    John Grillo
    John Grillo
    • Mr Grimwigas Mr Grimwig
    3 episodes3 eps • 1999
    Charlotte Le Moignan
    • Young Rose Flemingas Young Rose Fleming…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1999
    Emily Woof
    Emily Woof
    • Nancyas Nancy
    3 episodes3 eps • 1999
    Robert Lindsay
    Robert Lindsay
    • Faginas Fagin
    3 episodes3 eps • 1999
    Andy Serkis
    Andy Serkis
    • Bill Sikesas Bill Sikes
    3 episodes3 eps • 1999
    Alex Crowley
    • Artful Dodgeras Artful Dodger
    3 episodes3 eps • 1999
    Keira Knightley
    Keira Knightley
    • Rose Flemingas Rose Fleming
    3 episodes3 eps • 1999
    Isla Fisher
    Isla Fisher
    • Betas Bet
    3 episodes3 eps • 1999
    Roland Manookian
    Roland Manookian
    • Charley Batesas Charley Bates
    3 episodes3 eps • 1999
    Liz Smith
    Liz Smith
    • Sallyas Sally
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999
    Sarah Flind
    Sarah Flind
    • Homely Maidas Homely Maid
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999
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    • Trivia
      The flowery wording in the episode titles was based on the language which Charles Dickens used for the chapter titles in his original novel "Oliver Twist".
    • Quotes

      Monks, aka Edward Leeford: If I could live my life again, I wouldn't.

    • Alternate versions
      The version which ran on ITV in England and CBC in Canada in late 1999 consisted of four two-hour episodes with commercials; the video for sale in the UK runs 386 minutes. When PBS ran the series on Masterpiece Theater in October 2000, it consisted of three two-hour episodes without commercials; the video available in North America runs 360 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in Dickens (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Fantasia for Piano 4 Hands in F Minor
      Music by Franz Schubert

      Played onscreen by Michael Kitchen

    User reviews20

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    Will we ever see a real Oliver Twist
    Oliver Twist is a journalist's novel. The principal character has only one real purpose- as a foil for a range of villainous or inadequate or officious or bungling adults. He barely utters a thousand words in the novel, in the film he is never silent. In this version, the novel has not merely been arranged - it has been totally re-written by someone who has completely missed Dicken's intention: to show us the effects of utilitarian government in late Georgian society. Instead of using the huge range of ideas and the profound commentary- a story which contains enough for several films, the writer rifles the ideas and tries to modernise the language, at once destroying the authority of Dickens' voice and destroying some of his most memorable effects. Dickens is not so far away from us that his language needs translation and most people are literate enough to follow his ideas and arguments. The issues of the novel are as relevant today as they were then - the abuses of authority, attitudes to the destitute, exploitation of the young. Instead, Brownlow shares his sitting room with his housekeeper and asks for 'a large brandy' as though in a saloon rather than his home - this is just sheer ignorance. Fagin is politically corrected - a circus conjurer rather than Dickens' child exploiter and murderer by proxy. Fagin is based on a real person. A real moderniser might have wanted to develop those aspects of Ikey Solomons that Dickens couldn't put in print in 1836. Meanwhile, the novel is trimmed so that characters who are dead before the novel opens are brought incompetently to life and occupy large chunks of time. There is soap-opera violence instead of the real thuggery of public hangings and casual murder. Unlike David Lean, this team seem to be unable to capture Dickens' burning indignation, his contempt for self-serving officialdom. The glaring parallel between the effects of the 'respectable gentlemen' of 'the board' and of the 'merry old gentleman', Fagin on unprotected and unwanted children is missed.

    This film has no more relevance to Dickens work than the Lionel Bart musical - an excellent cast and a lot of money completely wasted!
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    • Nov 28, 2004

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    • Release date
      • October 8, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Meridian Broadcasting (United Kingdom)
      • PBS (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 孤雛淚
    • Filming locations
      • The Bernard Hall, Upper Church St, Cuddington, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Diplomat Films
      • HTV
      • United Productions
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    • Runtime
      6 hours 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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