Synopsis
Musical version of Charles Dickens’ "Oliver Twist," adapted from the stage hit. 1968 Best Picture Oscar®.
Product Notes
Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Jack Wild. The beloved musical adaptation of the Dickens tale about an innocent orphan who joins a group of pickpockets. Newly remastered and restored. 1968/color/146 min/G/widescreen.
Product Reviews
Inspired by Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist, Lionel Bart's 1961 London and Broadway musical hit glossed over some of Dickens' more graphic passages but managed to retain a strong subtext to what was essentially light entertainment. For its first half-hour or so, Carol Reed's Oscar-winning 1968 film version does a masterful job of telling its story almost exclusively through song and dance. Once nine-year-old orphan Oliver Twist (Mark Lester) falls in with such underworld types as pickpocket Fagin (Ron Moody) and murderous thief Bill Sykes (Oliver Reed), it becomes necessary to inject more and more dialogue, and the film loses some of its momentum. But not to worry; despite such brutal moments as Sikes' murder of Nancy (Shani Wallis), the film gets back on the right musical track, thanks in great part to Onna White's exuberant choreography and the faultless performances by Moody and by Jack Wild as the Artful Dodger. The supporting cast includes Harry Secombe as the self-righteous Mr. Bumble and Joseph O'Conor as Mr. Brownlow, the man who (through a series of typically Dickensian coincidences) rescues Oliver from the streets. Oliver! won six Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and a special award to choreographer Onna White. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Oliver |
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Musicals & Performing Arts |
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Musicals (Theatrical) |
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22 April 2008 |
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Ron Moody(Fagin), Shani Wallis(Nancy Sikes), Oliver Reed(Bill Sikes), Harry Secombe(Mr. Bumble), Hugh Griffith(The Magistrate), Mark Lester(Oliver Twist), Jack Wild(Artful Dodger) |
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Carol Reed |
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G |
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DVD |
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2137 |
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043396021372 |
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COL002137 |
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22 April 2008 |
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11 Dec 1968 |
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COLUMBIA/TRISTAR STUDIOS ( CLTS ) |
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153 |
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1: USA, Canada |
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2.35:1 (Cinemascope), Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV |
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English, French |
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Dolby Digital 5.1, English, French |
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Discs:1 ~ Format:Ntsc ~ Region:1 |
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Keep Case |
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Arnold Locke(Workhouse Governor), Clive Moss(Charlie Bates), Edwin Finn, Elizabeth Knight(Charlotte), Frank Crawshaw(Workhouse Governor), Fred Emney(Chairman), Harry Secombe(Mr. Bumble), Henry Kay(Doctor), Hugh Griffith(The Magistrate), Hylda Baker(Mrs. Sowerberry), Ian Ramsey, Jack Wild(Artful Dodger), James Hayter(Mr. Jessop), Jeffrey Chandler, John Baskcomb(Workhouse Governor), Joseph O'Conor(Mr. Brownlow), Kenneth Cranham(Noah Claypole), Kim Smith(Fagin's Boy), Leonard Rossiter(Mr. Sowerberry), Mark Lester(Oliver Twist), Megs Jenkins(Mrs. Bedwin), Norman Mitchell(Arresting Policeman), Norman Pitt(Workhouse Governor), Oliver Reed(Bill Sikes), Peggy Mount(Widow Corney), Peter Locke(Fagin's Boy), Robert Bartlett(Fagin's Boy), Ron Moody(Fagin), Shani Wallis(Nancy Sikes), Sheila White(Bet), Veronica Page(Oliver's Mother), Wensley Pithey(Dr. Grimwig), William Smith |
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Art Director:Terence Marsh, Choreography:Onna White, Cinematographer:Oswald Morris, Composer (Music Score):Eric Rogers, Composer (Music Score):Lionel Bart, Composer (Music Score):Onna White, Director:Carol Reed, Producer:John Woolf, Screenwriter:Lionel Bart, Screenwriter:Vernon Gilbert Harris |
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