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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.
Original Release
10/15/1948
US Release
07/30/1951
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Newton | Bill Sykes |
| Alec Guinness | Fagin |
| Francis L. Sullivan | Mr. Bumble |
| Henry Stephenson | Mr. Brownlow |
| Mary Clare | Mrs. Corney |
| Anthony Newley | Artful Dodger |
| Josephine Stuart | Oliver's Mother |
| Ralph Truman | Monks |
| Kathleen Harrison | Mrs Sowerberry |
| Gibb McLaughlin | Mr. Sowerberry |
Directors
Writers
Kay Walsh, David Lean, Charles Dickens, Stanley Haynes, Eric Ambler
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Newton | Bill Sykes |
| Alec Guinness | Fagin |
| Francis L. Sullivan | Mr. Bumble |
| Henry Stephenson | Mr. Brownlow |
| Mary Clare | Mrs. Corney |
| Anthony Newley | Artful Dodger |
| Josephine Stuart | Oliver's Mother |
| Ralph Truman | Monks |
| Kathleen Harrison | Mrs Sowerberry |
| Gibb McLaughlin | Mr. Sowerberry |
| Amy Veness | Mrs. Bedwin |
| Frederick Lloyd | Mr. Grimwig |
| John Howard Davies | Oliver Twist |
| Henry Edwards | Police Official |
| Ivor Barnard | Chairman Of The Board |
| Maurice Denham | Chief Of Police |
| Michael Dear | Noah Claypole |
| Michael Ripper | Barney |
| Peter Bull | Landlord Of 'Three Cripples' |
| Deidre Doyle | Mrs. Thingummy |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ronald Neame | Producer |
Editors
