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Oliver Twist

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Original title

Oliver Twist

Year

1948

Running time

105 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

David Lean

Screenwriter

David Lean, Stanley Haynes. Novel: Charles Dickens

Cast

Music

Arnold Bax

Cinematography

Guy Green (B&W)

Producer

Cineguild

Genre

Drama | Childhood. Poverty. 19th Century

Movie Groups

Charles Dickens Adaptations | Oliver Twist

Synopsis

Based on the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist is about an orphan boy who runs away from a workhouse and meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. Oliver is taken in by the pickpocket and he joins a household of young boys who are trained to steal for their master. This version of Oliver Twist is topped by Alec Guinness's masterly performance of arch-thug Fagin.

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Rankings Position

#54 Best British Movies
#88 Best Movies of the '40s

Awards: 1948: Venice Film Festival: Best Overall Artistic Contribution. Nominated for Golden Lion

1948: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best British Film

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