Oliver Twist (1982)

  • NR
  • 03/23/1982 (US)
  • Crime, Drama
  • 1h 43m

A Compelling New Version of the Great Victorian Classic

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.

Clive Donner

Director

Charles Dickens

Novel

James Goldman

Writer

Cast

George C. Scott's headshot

George C. Scott

Fagin
Tim Curry's headshot

Tim Curry

Bill Sikes
Richard Charles's headshot

Richard Charles

Oliver Twist
Michael Hordern's headshot

Michael Hordern

Mr. Brownlow
Timothy West's headshot

Timothy West

Mr. Bumble
Eileen Atkins's headshot

Eileen Atkins

Mrs. Mann
Cherie Lunghi's headshot

Cherie Lunghi

Nancy
Oliver Cotton's headshot

Oliver Cotton

Monks

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