Movie
Oliver Twist
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2005-09-23
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Family
- Status
- Released
- Production
- ETIC Films, R.P. Productions, Runteam III Ltd.
- Country
- Czech Republic, France, Italy, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Barney Clark as Oliver Twist
- Ben Kingsley as Fagin
- Jamie Foreman as Bill Sikes
- Harry Eden as The Artful Dodger
- Edward Hardwicke as Mr. Brownlow
- Leanne Rowe as Nancy
- Ian McNeice as Mr. Limbkins
- Chris Overton as Noah Claypole
- Andy Linden as Mr. Gamfield
- Teresa Churcher as Charlotte
- Jake Curran as Barney
- Turbo as Bullseye (Dog)
Crew
- Roman Polanski - Director
- Ronald Harwood - Screenplay
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