Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1948 · 116 min · EN · NR · 7.5 (201 votes)
Dir. David Lean · Starring John Howard Davies, Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Francis L. Sullivan, Henry Stephenson · Music Arnold Bax

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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.

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A somber yet ultimately uplifting journey through Victorian London's underbelly. It captures the grim realities faced by orphans, but also the enduring power of kindness and resilience against overwhelming odds.

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