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Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

A Screen Event To Be Remembered For All Time !

Genres

DramaAdventureCrimeComedy

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When 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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

116 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

28 June 1948

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

John Howard Davies

John Howard Davies

Oliver Twist

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Bill Sykes

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Fagin

Kay Walsh

Kay Walsh

Nancy

Francis L. Sullivan

Francis L. Sullivan

Mr. Bumble

Henry Stephenson

Henry Stephenson

Mr. Brownlow

Mary Clare

Mary Clare

Mrs. Corney

Anthony Newley

Anthony Newley

Artful Dodger

Ralph Truman

Ralph Truman

Monks

Michael Dear

Michael Dear

Noah Claypole

Diana Dors

Diana Dors

Charlotte

Josephine Stuart

Josephine Stuart

Oliver's Mother

Kathleen Harrison

Kathleen Harrison

Mrs Sowerberry

Gibb McLaughlin

Gibb McLaughlin

Mr. Sowerberry

Amy Veness

Amy Veness

Mrs. Bedwin

Frederick Lloyd

Frederick Lloyd

Mr. Grimwig

Henry Edwards

Henry Edwards

Police Official

Ivor Barnard

Ivor Barnard

Chairman of the Board

Maurice Denham

Maurice Denham

Chief of Police

Michael Ripper

Michael Ripper

Barney

Peter Bull

Peter Bull

Landlord of 'Three Cripples'

Deidre Doyle

Deidre Doyle

Mrs. Thingummy

Kenneth Downey

Kenneth Downey

Workhouse Master (as Kenneth Downy)

W.G. Fay

W.G. Fay

Bookseller

Edie Martin

Edie Martin

Annie

Fay Middleton

Fay Middleton

Martha

Graveley Edwards

Graveley Edwards

Mr. Fang

John Potter

John Potter

Charlie Bates

Maurice Jones

Maurice Jones

Workhouse Doctor

Hattie Jacques

Hattie Jacques

Singer at 'Three Cripples'

Betty Paul

Betty Paul

Singer at 'Three Cripples'

Johnny Briggs

Johnny Briggs

Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited)

Albert Chevalier

Albert Chevalier

Courtroom Policeman (Uncredited)

Erik Chitty

Erik Chitty

Workhouse Board Member (Uncredited)

Arthur Mullard

Arthur Mullard

Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited)

Nosher Powell

Nosher Powell

Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited)

Dennis Wyndham

Dennis Wyndham

Man In Street Who Punches Oliver (Uncredited)

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