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Oliver Twist - Ben Kingsley, Barney Clark, Jamie Foreman, Roman Polanski
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Movie propaganda
Academy Award-winning director Roman Polanski and writer Ronald Harwood re-imagine Charles Dickens' classic story of a young orphan boy who gets involved with a gang of pickpockets in 19th Century London.
Abandoned at an early age, Oliver Twist (Barney Clark) is forced to live in a workhouse lorded over by the awful Mr Bumble (Jeremy Swift), who cheats the boys of their meagre rations. Desperate yet determined, Oliver makes his escape to the streets of London. Penniless and alone, he is lured into a world of crime by the sinister Fagin (Sir Ben Kingsley) - the mastermind of a gang of pint-sized pickpockets. Oliver's rescue by the kindly Mr Brownlow (Edward Hardwicke) is only the beginning of a series of adventures that lead him to the promise of a better life.
Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film drama Victorian Charles Dickens orphan workhouse pickpocket crime child
Persons of interest
- Ben Kingsley .... Fagin
- Barney Clark .... Oliver Twist
- Jamie Foreman .... Bill Sykes
- Harry Eden .... The Artful Dodger
- Leanne Rowe .... Nancy
- Lewis Chase .... Charley Bates
- Edward Hardwicke .... Mr Brownlow
- Jeremy Swift .... Mr Bumble
- Mark Strong .... Toby Crackit
- Frances Cuka .... Mrs Bedwin
- Chris Overton .... Noah Claypole
- Michael Heath .... Mr Sowerberry
- Gillian Hanna .... Mrs Sowerberry
- Alun Armstrong .... Mr Fang
- Paul Brooke .... Mr Grimwig
- Jake Curran .... Barney
- Ophelia Lovibond .... Bet
- Joseph Tremain .... Tom
- Charles Dickens .... Author
- Ronald Harwood .... Screenwriter
- Roman Polanski .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- Oliver Twist official movie site
- Oliver Twist film production notes
- Oliver Twist QuickTime movie trailers
- Awards and film festivals:
- Toronto International Film Festival 2005: Screening
- Tokyo International Film Festival 2005: Special Screening
- See also Great expectations, Nicholas Nickleby, Ms Scrooge
- Studios and distributors:
Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
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Security censorship classification
PG (Infrequent violence, mature themes)
Surveillance time
130 minutes (2:10 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 15 June 2006
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