Oliver Twist
1948 · directed by David Lean
- Rating
- 83/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
Oliver Twist (1948), directed by David Lean, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- John Howard Davies
- Robert Newton
- Alec Guinness
- Kay Walsh
- Francis L. Sullivan
- Henry Stephenson
- Mary Clare
- Anthony Newley
- Ralph Truman
- Michael Dear
Crew
- Guy Green — Director of Photography
- Jack Harris — Editor
- Arnold Bax — Original Music Composer
- David Lean — Screenplay
- Stanley Haynes — Screenplay
More from David Lean
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962) — 99/100 · hit
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) — 97/100 · hit
- Doctor Zhivago (1965) — 86/100 · hit
- Brief Encounter (1945) — 84/100 · hit
- Great Expectations (1946) — 83/100 · hit
- This Happy Breed (1944) — 83/100 · hit
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