| Oliver Twist is sold to a Dunstable undertaker after asking for more dinner at the orphanage. Escaping to London he is taken in by Fagin to join his gang of child pickpockets. Wrongly accused of a theft he meets a more kindly gentleman who takes him in, to the concern of one of Fagin's old pupils, the violent Bill Sykes. In the middle is Nancy, Sykes' girl whom Oliver has come to trust. Written by Jeremy Perkins [IMDB.COM] Release: USA 10 December 1968 (New York City, New York) (premiere) Awards: Won 5 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 23 nominations Producer: John Woolf Director: Carol Reed Writer: Charles Dickens (freely adapted from "Oliver Twist"), Lionel Bart (book), Vernon Harris (screenplay) Cast: Hylda Baker, John Baskcomb, Jeffrey Chandler, Kenneth Cranham, Fred Emney, Hugh Griffith, James Hayter, Megs Jenkins, Mark Lester, Norman Mitchell, Ron Moody, Peggy Mount, Joseph O'Connor, Wensley Pithey, Oliver Reed, Leonard Rossiter, Harry Secombe, Bill Smith, Kim Smith, Shani Wallis, Sheila White, Jack Wild Genre: Crime | Drama | Family | Musical [IMDB.COM] |
