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Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

Jun 28, 1948
116 min
DramaAdventureCrimeComedy
7.5/ 10
243 votes

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.

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TMDB
7.5/10
243 votes
IMDB
7.8/10
14,024 votes
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100%
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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 2 nominations total

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"A Screen Event To Be Remembered For All Time !"

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Original Language

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Production Companies

CineguildJ. Arthur Rank Organisation

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