Oliver Twist

IMDb link: 0040662
IMDb rating: 7.8 (14,903 votes)
Genres: Drama
Director: David Lean
Cast: Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Francis L. Sullivan and others

Release date: 30 Jul 1951
Release year: 1948
Runtime: 105 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Keywords: pickpocket, orphan, 19th century, criminal gang, london england, based on novel, character name as title, orphan boy, poverty, orphanage

Plot:

The immortal characters of Charles Dickens' classic novel come to life in this film., Oliver Twist, a penniless orphan in 19th century London is fleeing the cruelty of the workhouse and he's forced to join a band of young thieves headed by the notorious Fagin and the evil Bill Sikes. But when the greedy cutthroats threaten Oliver's only chance for happiness, the gentle-hearted boy must summon the courage to fight for his freedom and future.

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