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DramaAdventureCrimeComedy

Oliver Twist

- A Screen Event To Be Remembered For All Time !

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.

Release Date : 1948-06-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : CineguildJ. Arthur Rank Organisation

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

John Howard Davies

Character Name : Oliver Twist

Original Name : John Howard Davies

Gender : Male

Robert Newton

Character Name : Bill Sykes

Original Name : Robert Newton

Gender : Male

Alec Guinness

Character Name : Fagin

Original Name : Alec Guinness

Gender : Male

Kay Walsh

Character Name : Nancy

Original Name : Kay Walsh

Gender : Female

Francis L. Sullivan

Character Name : Mr. Bumble

Original Name : Francis L. Sullivan

Gender : Male

Henry Stephenson

Character Name : Mr. Brownlow

Original Name : Henry Stephenson

Gender : Male

Mary Clare

Character Name : Mrs. Corney

Original Name : Mary Clare

Gender : Female

Anthony Newley

Character Name : Artful Dodger

Original Name : Anthony Newley

Gender : Male

Ralph Truman

Character Name : Monks

Original Name : Ralph Truman

Gender : Male

Michael Dear

Character Name : Noah Claypole

Original Name : Michael Dear

Gender : Male

Diana Dors

Character Name : Charlotte

Original Name : Diana Dors

Gender : Female

Josephine Stuart

Character Name : Oliver's Mother

Original Name : Josephine Stuart

Gender : Female

Kathleen Harrison

Character Name : Mrs Sowerberry

Original Name : Kathleen Harrison

Gender : Female

Gibb McLaughlin

Character Name : Mr. Sowerberry

Original Name : Gibb McLaughlin

Gender : Male

Amy Veness

Character Name : Mrs. Bedwin

Original Name : Amy Veness

Gender : Female

Frederick Lloyd

Character Name : Mr. Grimwig

Original Name : Frederick Lloyd

Gender : Male

Henry Edwards

Character Name : Police Official

Original Name : Henry Edwards

Gender : Male

Ivor Barnard

Character Name : Chairman of the Board

Original Name : Ivor Barnard

Gender : Male

Maurice Denham

Character Name : Chief of Police

Original Name : Maurice Denham

Gender : Male

Michael Ripper

Character Name : Barney

Original Name : Michael Ripper

Gender : Male

Peter Bull

Character Name : Landlord of 'Three Cripples'

Original Name : Peter Bull

Gender : Male

Deidre Doyle

Character Name : Mrs. Thingummy

Original Name : Deidre Doyle

Gender : Male

Kenneth Downey

Character Name : Workhouse Master (as Kenneth Downy)

Original Name : Kenneth Downey

Gender : Male

W.G. Fay

Character Name : Bookseller

Original Name : W.G. Fay

Gender : Male

Edie Martin

Character Name : Annie

Original Name : Edie Martin

Gender : Female

Fay Middleton

Character Name : Martha

Original Name : Fay Middleton

Gender : Male

Graveley Edwards

Character Name : Mr. Fang

Original Name : Graveley Edwards

Gender : Male

John Potter

Character Name : Charlie Bates

Original Name : John Potter

Gender : Male

Maurice Jones

Character Name : Workhouse Doctor

Original Name : Maurice Jones

Gender : Male

Hattie Jacques

Character Name : Singer at 'Three Cripples'

Original Name : Hattie Jacques

Gender : Female

Betty Paul

Character Name : Singer at 'Three Cripples'

Original Name : Betty Paul

Gender : Male

Johnny Briggs

Character Name : Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited)

Original Name : Johnny Briggs

Gender : Male

Albert Chevalier

Character Name : Courtroom Policeman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Albert Chevalier

Gender : Male

Erik Chitty

Character Name : Workhouse Board Member (Uncredited)

Original Name : Erik Chitty

Gender : Male

Arthur Mullard

Character Name : Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Mullard

Gender : Male

Nosher Powell

Character Name : Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited)

Original Name : Nosher Powell

Gender : Male

Dennis Wyndham

Character Name : Man In Street Who Punches Oliver (Uncredited)

Original Name : Dennis Wyndham

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-09

You only have to watch the opening few sequences of David Lean's striking adaptation of this, probably the most famous of Dickens' stories, to know that you are in for a treat. The dark clouds chase the poor, wretched, mother as she seeks any shelter she can from the impending storm and so, Oliver is born in the workhouse and the story begins. Francis L. Sullivan and Mary Clare are super as the exploitative and cruel face of the workhouse from which he is eventually sold and after a brief spell leading funeral cortèges for children, Oliver ends up befriending the Artful Dodger (Anthony Newley) and falling into truly bad company. Alec Guinness and Robert Newton epitomise evil and avarice, violence and brutality and are outstanding as Fagin and Skyes - and with Kay Walsh and Henry Stephenson (and also, a slightly under-rated Frederick Lloyd, too) you just could not leave the story in any better hands. A truly captivating film that belongs in anyone's library.