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Oliver!

- Much Much More Than a Musical!

Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.

Release Date : 1968-09-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warwick Film ProductionsRomulus FilmsColumbia Pictures

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Ron Moody

Character Name : Fagin

Original Name : Ron Moody

Gender : Male

Shani Wallis

Character Name : Nancy

Original Name : Shani Wallis

Gender : Female

Oliver Reed

Character Name : Bill Sikes

Original Name : Oliver Reed

Gender : Male

Harry Secombe

Character Name : Mr. Bumble

Original Name : Harry Secombe

Gender : Male

Mark Lester

Character Name : Oliver

Original Name : Mark Lester

Gender : Male

Jack Wild

Character Name : The Artful Dodger

Original Name : Jack Wild

Gender : Male

Joseph O'Conor

Character Name : Mr. Brownlow

Original Name : Joseph O'Conor

Gender : Male

Peggy Mount

Character Name : Mrs. Bumble

Original Name : Peggy Mount

Gender : Female

Hylda Baker

Character Name : Mrs. Sowerberry

Original Name : Hylda Baker

Gender : Female

Megs Jenkins

Character Name : Mrs. Bedwin

Original Name : Megs Jenkins

Gender : Female

Leonard Rossiter

Character Name : Sowerberry

Original Name : Leonard Rossiter

Gender : Male

James Hayter

Character Name : Mr. Jessop

Original Name : James Hayter

Gender : Male

Sheila White

Character Name : Bet

Original Name : Sheila White

Gender : Female

Kenneth Cranham

Character Name : Noah Claypole

Original Name : Kenneth Cranham

Gender : Male

Hugh Griffith

Character Name : The Magistrate

Original Name : Hugh Griffith

Gender : Male

Wensley Pithey

Character Name : Dr. Grimwig

Original Name : Wensley Pithey

Gender : Male

Elizabeth Knight

Character Name : Charlotte

Original Name : Elizabeth Knight

Gender : Female

Fred Emney

Character Name : Chairman - Workhouse

Original Name : Fred Emney

Gender : Male

Edwin Finn

Character Name : Pauper - Workhouse

Original Name : Edwin Finn

Gender : Male

Roy Evans

Character Name : Pauper - Workhouse

Original Name : Roy Evans

Gender : Male

Norman Mitchell

Character Name : Arresting Policeman

Original Name : Norman Mitchell

Gender : Male

Robert Bartlett

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : Robert Bartlett

Gender : Male

Graham Buttrose

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : Graham Buttrose

Gender : Male

Jeffrey Chandler

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : Jeffrey Chandler

Gender : Male

Kirk Clugeston

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : Kirk Clugeston

Gender : Male

Dempsey Cook

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : Dempsey Cook

Gender : Male

Christopher Duff

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : Christopher Duff

Gender : Male

Nigel Grice

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : Nigel Grice

Gender : Male

Ronnie Johnson

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : Ronnie Johnson

Gender : Male

Nigel Kingsley

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : Nigel Kingsley

Gender : Male

Robert Langley

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : Robert Langley

Gender : Male

Brian Lloyd

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : Brian Lloyd

Gender : Male

Peter Lock

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : Peter Lock

Gender : Male

Clive Moss

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : Clive Moss

Gender : Male

Ian Ramsey

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : Ian Ramsey

Gender : Male

Peter Renn

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : Peter Renn

Gender : Male

Billy Smith

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : Billy Smith

Gender : Male

Kim Smith

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : Kim Smith

Gender : Male

Freddie Stead

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : Freddie Stead

Gender : Male

Raymond Ward

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : Raymond Ward

Gender : Male

John Watters

Character Name : Fagin's Boy

Original Name : John Watters

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

I consider Oliver! the movie to be my mate. Charles Dickens famous novel of an orphan boy, Oliver Twist, who escapes from his poor life to seek his fame and fortune in London, is adapted as a glossy musical. Who would have thought that a story from the brilliant Dickens could be so sweet and endearing? So it be with Carol Reed's (Best Director Winner) unforgettable 1968 Best Picture Winner. Yes it's some way away from the essence of the source, those in need of that should be seeking out David Lean's fabulous 1948 version, but with an array of wonderful tunes and choreography, this Oliver is a treat for all the family. The cast are uniformly strong, notably Ron Moody (Fagin), Oliver Reed (who as Bill Sykes is probably playing himself!), Mark Lester (Oliver) and the fabulous Jack Wild (The Artful Dodger). While Lionel Bart's songs are as timeless as they are engaging. The 60s was a tough decade for cinematic musicals, with many of them turning out to be bloated exercises in tedium. But Oliver! is one of the shining lights in the genre, a true uplifter guaranteed to have the feet a tapping and the smile firmly implanted on ones face. So if you have yet to see and be charmed by it? Come on in, join our number and consider yourself one of us. 8/10

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-06-03

Sir Carol Reed has delivered a belter of a film that I'm certain would have Charles Dickens dancing with delight. Mark Lester is ideally cast as the weedy title character; brought up in the harshness of a Victorian workhouse. After daring to ask for "more" at supper time, he is sold to the local undertaker; runs away to London and the rest is the stuff of well known literature. Ron Moody is outstanding as "Fagin", with Shani Wallis "Nancy"; Oliver Reed as the dastardly "Bill Sikes" and Jack Wild as the "Artful Dodger" all making the best of Lionel Bart's cracking musical adaptation of this tale of 19th century London squalor and violence. I did a version of this on stage in Glasgow when I was but a child, and when I see it again now I remember almost all of the words (that, and the looks I got going home on the bus with my stage make up still on!).