Oliver Twist
1948 · Movie · NR · 121 min · ★ 7.6 · 92% critics
In Victorian London, a 9-year-old orphan is treated cruelly after daring to ask for more, and is forced into a grim apprenticeship. He escapes into the streets with a mischievous friend and a criminal mentor, but when a compassionate adult takes him in, danger follows as a kidnapping plot begins.
Based on Oliver Twist
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Details
- Years
- 1948
- Release date
- 1948-06-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 92/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (253 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a faithful, heavy Dickens tale with thrilling mischief and ominous crime, much like Great Expectations or David Copperfield, but Not for you if you dislike grim poverty stories or unsettling depictions of evil.
Pros: captivating Dickens adaptation; outstanding villain performances; lavish period look | Cons: very dark and scary; brutal, hard-to-watch moments; problematic stereotypes
Themes
- child abuse
- based on novel or book
- pickpocket
- victorian england
- black and white
- orphan
Cast & crew
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
Mary Clare
as Mrs. Corney
Anthony Newley
as Artful Dodger
Ralph Truman
as Monks
- MD
Michael Dear
as Noah Claypole
Directed by David Lean