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30 July 1951 (USA)
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A Screen Event To Be Remembered For All Time !
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Based on the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist is about an orphan boy who runs away from a workhouse and meets a pickpocket on the streets of London...
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
Another 1 nomination
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Ways of Love, or the Best Films that Didn't Appear on Other "Ten Best" Lists...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Newton | ... | Bill Sikes |
 | Alec Guinness | ... | Fagin |
| Kay Walsh | ... | Nancy |
| Francis L. Sullivan | ... | Mr. Bumble |
| Henry Stephenson | ... | Mr. Brownlow |
| Mary Clare | ... | Mrs. Corney |
| Anthony Newley | ... | Artful Dodger |
| Josephine Stuart | ... | Oliver's Mother |
| Ralph Truman | ... | Monks |
| Kathleen Harrison | ... | Mrs. Sowerberry |
| Gibb McLaughlin | ... | Mr. Sowerberry |
| Amy Veness | ... | Mrs. Bedwin |
| Frederick Lloyd | ... | Dr. Grimwig |
| John Howard Davies | ... | Oliver Twist |
| Henry Edwards | ... | Police Official |
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116 min | USA:105 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Australia:G |
Germany:12 |
Egypt:(Banned) (original release) |
Canada:G (Ontario) |
UK:A (Janus print) |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:U
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Banned on inital release in both Israel and Egypt; in Israel for being anti-Semitic, and in Egypt for making Fagin too sympathetic.
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Continuity: In the final scene, in a close-up, Oliver is holding the elder gentleman's right hand in his left, and is to his right. When they turn the corner, in the long shot, Oliver is now being held by his right hand and is to the elder gentleman's left.
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Referenced in "Troldspejlet: (#36.9)" (2006)
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The 'Oliver' Themes
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It's from watching these old movies that you realise how bad most modern ones are. DVD review.
The story of Dicken's Oliver Twist.
Very similar to the musical remake. Maybe Reed's version wasn't so impressive after all. Many scenes are uncannily similar. Although shorter, this 1948 version seems to have more story (particularly in the second half). Guinness' Fagin isn't as prominent as in the remake. There's more characters in this version and they all have adequate screen time. What's most impressive about Oliver Twist is that it's pure storytelling. There no fancy directorial touches or sentimentality. Good score from Arnold Bax. Best scene: the crowd chasing Oliver. Scary that the police shoot at Sykes without trying to catch him first. Even the sing-alongs in the pub aren't overdone (they're realistically amateurish). Many famous names appear, even in smaller roles, including Hattie Jacques (a future Carry On star) and Diana Dors.
If you want to see a great British movie from a great director then watch Oliver Twist.