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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Charles Dickens (by)
David Lean (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
30 July 1951 (USA) more
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A Screen Event To Be Remembered For All Time !
Plot:
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... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Spectacular, Breathtaking & Definitive 'Oliver Twist' more (49 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
116 min | USA:105 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
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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Trivia:
The film's release in the US was delayed until 1951 because of protests from Jewish pressure groups, who judged Alec Guinness's portrayal of Fagin to be anti-Semitic more
Goofs:
Plot holes: Bill Sikes and Nancy easily recognize Oliver despite never having seen him before. more
Quotes:
Fagin: What has become of the boy? Speak up!
Dodger: The traps got him!
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Movie Connections:
References The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) more
Soundtrack:
The 'Oliver' Themes more

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26 out of 30 people found the following comment useful.
Spectacular, Breathtaking & Definitive 'Oliver Twist', 23 February 2002
10/10
Author: Enrique Sanchez from Miami, FL

David Lean's adaptation of Charles Dickens' most irresistible tale must rank as one of the most astounding masterpieces in all of cinema.

Every detail is wrought with the most painstaking detail and nuance. There are many scenes which stand out but none is more exhilarating as the astounding ending when it appears as if all of London has come out to rescue our hero.

My favorite aspect of this film has to be the depiction of a London in which we have all dreamed of living: gritty, lusty, ugly, beautiful, attractive, repulsive but most of all, exceptionally unique and endearing - yet with pomp and poverty existing side by side.

Oh, so much to say about this film. One runs out of words.

Every performance remains in one's memory, every image in one's heart.

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