Oliver Twist with Robert Newton: DVD Cover

    Oliver Twist Director: David Lean Cast: Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Francis L. Sullivan

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    • DVD Release Date: 01/12/1999
    • Original Release: 1948
    • Rating: Not Rated
    • Sales Rank: 7,713

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    Features

    The original theatrical trailer; Subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired

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    Chapters
    0. Chapters
    1. Logos [:19]
    2. Opening Titles [1:21]
    3. The Parish Workhouse [3:19]
    4. Birth And Death [3:29]
    5. Oliver's Presentation To The Board [3:45]
    6. "Please Sir, I Want Some More" [3:19]
    7. Apprentice To Mr. Sowerberry, The Undertaker [4:23]
    8. Old Sally's Bit Of News [6:22]
    9. Oliver Defends His Mother's Name [6:26]
    10. Lessons In Trade From Fagin And The Artful Dodger [6:44]
    11. Oliver's First Shilling [3:17]
    12. The Great Chase [3:08]
    13. Mr. Sykes And Nancy [3:16]
    14. Courtroom Drama [3:23]
    15. Olilver Awakens In Heaven [3:46]
    16. Mr. And Mrs. Bumble [2:32]
    17. A Deal With Monks [1:25]
    18. Oliver's Capture [8:04]
    19. Nancy Attacks Fagin [6:36]
    20. A Spy Among Spies [7:02]
    21. Special Work For The Arful Dodger [5:46]
    22. A Killing [5:29]
    23. Syke's Demons Pay A Visit [3:38]
    24. Brownlow Takes Charge [4:46]
    25. Dog Chase [2:53]
    26. Honor Among Thieves [3:19]
    27. Oliver's Safe Return [6:51]
    28. End Credits [:54]

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    Editorial Reviews

    The second of director David Lean's adaptations of a Charles Dickens novel (Great Expectations (1946) was the first), Oliver Twist expertly boils down an enormous novel to a little less than two hours' screen time. The film begins with baby Oliver left on the doorstep of an orphanage/workhouse by his unwed mother. Proving a difficult charge to the wicked orphanage official, Oliver (John Howard Davies) is sold into a job as an undertaker's apprentice. He runs away and joins a gang of larcenous street urchins, led by master pickpocket Fagin (Alec Guinness). Oliver is rescued from this life by the kindly Mr. Brownlow (Henry Stephenson); but, with the complicity of evil Bill Sikes (Robert Newton), Fagin abducts Oliver. Sikes' girl friend Nancy (Kay Walsh) restores Oliver to Brownlow, leading to tragic consequences before an ultimately happy ending. Oliver Twist was filmed in England in 1948, but its American release was held up for three years due to the allegedly anti-Semitic portrayal of the duplicitous Fagin. Even in its currently censored form, Oliver Twist is one the best-ever film versions of a Dickens novel. It served as a blueprint for Oliver! (1968), the Oscar-winning musical version. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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    i love itby Anonymous

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    December 08, 2003: when i was a little girl my aunt took me to go see the play olvier twist i was amazed at what a great job the actors did.

    Best movie ever made of a Dickens Novelby Anonymous

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    August 30, 2001: As I said in the title, this is the best ever film-version of a Dickens novel. Oliver Twist expertly tells the story of this enormous novel in less than two hours' screen time. We start with baby Oliver left on the doorstep of an orphanage by his unwed mother. Proving a difficult charge to the wicked orphanage official, Oliver is sold into a job as an undertaker's apprentice. He then runs away and joins a gang of street urchins, led by master pickpocket Fagin . Oliver is rescued from this life; but, with the help of Bill Sikes, Fagin abducts Oliver. Sikes' girl friend Nancy does all she can to restores Oliver to his home. This leads to Oliver going home, but to her death.