Oliver Twist

"A Screen Event To Be Remembered For All Time !"

Jul 30 1951 Approved 1h 56m
Drama

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.

Plot

The immortal characters of Charles Dickens' classic novel, Oliver Twist...A penniless orphan in 17th century London - Poor but honest Oliver is fleeing the cruelty of the workhouse when he's forced in a band of young thieves headed by the notorious Fagin and the evil Bill Sikes. But when the greedy cutthroats threaten Oliver's only chance for happiness, the gentle-hearted boy must summon the courage to fight for his freedom and future.

Written by

Charles Dickens, David Lean, Stanley Haynes

Directed by

David Lean

Cast

Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Cineguild

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 2 nominations total

Trailers
Oliver Twist Film Trailer - 1948. (Starring John Howard Davis)
Oliver Twist ? 1948 ? Trailer
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