Musical adaptation about an orphan who runs away from an orphanage and hooks up with a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor.
Director:
Carol Reed
Writers:
Lionel Bart (book), Vernon Harris (screenplay)
Stars:
Mark Lester, Ron Moody and Shani Wallis | See full cast and crew
Cast overview, first billed only:
Ron Moody ... Fagin
Shani Wallis ... Nancy
Oliver Reed ... Bill Sikes
Harry Secombe ... Bumble
Mark Lester ... Oliver Twist
Jack Wild ... The Artful Dodger
Hugh Griffith ... Magistrate
Joseph O'Conor ... Mr. Brownlow
Peggy Mount ... Mrs. Bumble
Leonard Rossiter ... Sowerberry
Hylda Baker ... Mrs. Sowerberry
Kenneth Cranham ... Noah Claypole
Megs Jenkins ... Mrs. Bedwin
Sheila White ... Bet
Wensley Pithey ... Dr. Grimwig
Plot Keywords:
Pickpocket | Orphanage | Orphan | Theft | Undertaker
Taglines:
Much Much More Than a Musical!
Genres:
Crime | Drama | Family | Musical
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Details
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Release Date:
5 October 1968 (Japan)
Also Known As:
Lionel Bart's Oliver!
Filming Locations:
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
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Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)
Gross:
$40,000,000 (Worldwide) (January 1980)
Company Credits
Production Co:
Romulus Films, Warwick Film Productions
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
153 min
Sound Mix:
Mono (35 mm optical prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints) | 4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) (35 mm magnetic prints)
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1
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