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Oliver Twist

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1999
  • 6h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
821
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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.

  • Stars
    • Sam Smith
    • David Ross
    • Julie Walters
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    7.7/10
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    • Stars
      • Sam Smith
      • David Ross
      • Julie Walters
    • 23User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Sam Smith
    • Oliver Twist
    David Ross
    • Mr Bumble
    Julie Walters
    Julie Walters
    • Mrs Mann
    Annette Crosbie
    Annette Crosbie
    • Mrs Bedwin
    Marc Warren
    Marc Warren
    • Monks
    Michael Kitchen
    Michael Kitchen
    • Mr Brownlow
    Lindsay Duncan
    Lindsay Duncan
    • Elizabeth Leeford
    John Grillo
    John Grillo
    • Mr Grimwig
    Charlotte Le Moignan
    • Young Rose Fleming…
    Emily Woof
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    • Nancy
    Robert Lindsay
    Robert Lindsay
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    Andy Serkis
    Andy Serkis
    • Bill Sikes
    Alex Crowley
    • Artful Dodger
    Keira Knightley
    Keira Knightley
    • Rose Fleming
    Isla Fisher
    Isla Fisher
    • Bet
    Roland Manookian
    Roland Manookian
    • Charley Bates
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    Liz Smith
    • Sally
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    • Homely Maid
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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 reviews23

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    Excellent adaptation
    Surely Oliver Twist has been 'done to death' by now. It must be one of the popular standard novels for dramatisation; and nearly every fan of historical dramas must have seen several versions of it.

    And now for something completely different. This version is a modern re-writing of the story and does not follow the novel closely. Or at least, it follows it very loosely. At the end of episode one Oliver has only just been born. And born in graphic detail -- rather more realistic than a midwifery video. Half the first episode is spent in Rome.

    In this modern re-telling Oliver's antecedents are explained in detail: his parentage, his weak-willed father, his exploited mother, his evil, murderous mother and insane half-brother. How Agnes Fleming's portrait is found in Mr Brownlow's house is explained; the story of the locket is told in loving detail. And all this with the excellence in recreating the 19th century that only the British can muster.

    If you are a purist who likes your Dickens to follow the book as closely as possible then this recreation may not be for you. I love Dickens but nevertheless found this version -- the story behind the story -- to be a marvellous, entertaining dramatisation.
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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(Oliver's arrival in London)
    • Production companies
      • Diplomat Films
      • HTV
      • United Productions
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      6 hours 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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