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Oliver Twist (1982)

Oliver Twist (1982)

Drama Crime

A Compelling New Version of the Great Victorian Classic

Release Date: 1982, March 23
Directors: Clive Donner
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Norman Rosemont Productions, Claridge Productions, Grafton Productions
Cast: Timothy Spall, Oliver Cotton, Tim Curry, Eileen Atkins, Michael Hordern, George C. Scott, Timothy West, Cherie Lunghi, Lysette Anthony, Richard Charles, Martin Tempest, Dominic Martelli

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.

Keywords:

orphan pickpocket