Oliver Twist
By January 11, 1999
David Lean followed his prodigious adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations with this brilliant crystallization of Dickens’ Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy’s Progress Read more »
SYNOPSIS: Expressionistic noir photography suffuses David Lean’s Oliver Twist with a nightmarish quality, fitting its bleak, industrial setting. In Dickens’ classic tale, an orphan wends his way from cruel apprenticeship to den of thieves in search of a true home. Here Alec Guinness is the quintessential Fagin, his controversial performance fully restored in Criterion’s digital transfer.
| Bill Sykes | Robert Newton |
| Fagin | Alec Guinness |
| Nancy | Kay Walsh |
| Mr. Bumble | Francis L. Sullivan |
| Mr. Brownlow | Henry Stephenson |
| Mrs. Corney | Mary Clare |
| Artful Dodger | Anthony Newley |
| Oliver Twist | John Howard Davies |
| Director | David Lean |
| Producer | Ronald Neame |
| Music | Sir Arnold Bax |
| Costumes | Margaret Furse |
| Editing | Jack Harris |
| Cinematography | Guy Green |
| Screenplay | David Lean and Stanley Haynes |
| Based on the novel by | Charles Dickens |
By January 11, 1999
David Lean followed his prodigious adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations with this brilliant crystallization of Dickens’ Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy’s Progress Read more »