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Oliver Twist
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Oliver Twist is a 1948 British drama film directed by David Lean, who also wrote the screenplay. The production was produced by Ronald Neame and Anthony Havelock-Allan, with Guy Green serving as director of photography. The cast features Alec Guinness, Robert Newton, Kay Walsh, and John Howard Davies. The film is based on the work of Charles Dickens and was filmed at Pinewood Studios in England.
The movie was released in 1948, with specific dates cited as January 1 and June 28. It has a runtime of 121 minutes according to one source and 105 minutes according to another. The film is presented in black-and-white with a 4:3 aspect ratio. Music was composed by Arnold Bax, while John Bryan and Margaret Furse handled production and costume design, respectively. It was distributed by The Rank Organisation and Netflix.
Critical reception includes a vote average of 7.571 and an IMDb rating of 7.8. The production budget was 375000, generating revenue of 400000. Companies involved include Cineguild and J. Arthur Rank Organisation. The narrative is set in Victorian England and includes themes such as child abuse and pickpocketing. The film is available in the United Kingdom and through video on demand.
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7.6When 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.
Cast
- John Howard Davies as Oliver Twist
- Robert Newton as Bill Sykes
- Alec Guinness as Fagin
- Kay Walsh as Nancy
- Francis L. Sullivan as Mr. Bumble
- Henry Stephenson as Mr. Brownlow
Themes
- child abuse
- based on novel or book
- pickpocket
- victorian england
- black and white
- orphan
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Oliver Twist
- Director
- David Lean
- Screenwriter
- David Lean
- Cast member
- Edie Martin
- Composer
- Arnold Bax
- Producer
- Anthony Havelock-Allan
- Cinematographer
- Guy Green
- Narrative location
- England
- Filming location
- Pinewood Studios
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 246833
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1948-01-01
- title
- Oliver Twist
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- John Bryan
- after a work by
- Charles Dickens
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- costume designer
- Margaret Furse
- review score
- 100%
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