Summary
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+7)
Critics 82Audiences 75GoodWatch 78
Box office
3.7×its budget
- Budget
- $10 M
- Worldwide
- $37 M
Worldwide it earned $27 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 33 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +44 min on the typical 109
typical 109153Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 82 more
Released
1968
September 26, 1968
58 years ago
Genres
DramaFamilyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
- GUnited States
Yes: it's rated G in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking24 of 42
Ron MoodyFagin
Shani WallisNancy
Oliver ReedBill Sikes
Harry SecombeMr. Bumble
Mark LesterOliver
Jack WildThe Artful Dodger
Joseph O'ConorMr. Brownlow
Peggy MountMrs. Bumble
Hylda BakerMrs. Sowerberry
Megs JenkinsMrs. Bedwin
Leonard RossiterSowerberry
James HayterMr. Jessop
Sheila WhiteBet
Kenneth CranhamNoah Claypole
Hugh GriffithThe Magistrate
Wensley PitheyDr. Grimwig
Elizabeth KnightCharlotte
Fred EmneyChairman - Workhouse- EFEdwin FinnPauper - Workhouse
- RERoy EvansPauper - Workhouse
Norman MitchellArresting Policeman- RBRobert BartlettFagin's Boy
- GBGraham ButtroseFagin's Boy
- JCJeffrey ChandlerFagin's Boy
Directing · 5
- Carol Reed Director
- Ariel Levy First Assistant Director
- Ray Corbett Second Unit Director
- Colin M. Brewer Assistant Director
- Pamela Davies Continuity
Writing · 3
- Vernon Harris Screenplay
- Charles Dickens Novel
- Lionel Bart Lyricist, Book, Original Music Composer, Music
Production · 6
- John Woolf Producer
- Jenia Reissar Casting
- Denis Johnson Production Supervisor
- Denis Johnson Jr Unit Production Manager
- Loretta Ordewer Production Secretary
- Donald Albery Associate Producer
Camera · 3
- Oswald Morris Director of Photography
- Michael Walter Key Grip
- Freddie Cooper Camera Operator
Editing · 2
- Ralph Kemplen Editor
- Marcel Durham Assistant Editor
Sound · 9
- Johnny Green Orchestrator, Music Supervisor, Music Arranger, Original Music Composer, Conductor
- Eric Rogers Music Supervision Assistant, Orchestrator
- John Cox Sound Supervisor
- Jim Groom Sound Editor
- Buster Ambler Sound Recordist
- Robert Hathaway Music Editor
Art · 9
- John Box Production Design
- Terence Marsh Art Direction
- Vernon Dixon Set Dresser
- Roy Walker Assistant Art Director
- Robert Cartwright Assistant Art Director
- Graham Barkley Title Illustration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Phyllis Dalton Costume Design
- Bobbie Smith Key Hairdresser
- George Frost Makeup Supervisor
- John Wilson-Apperson Wardrobe Supervisor
Other crew · 7
- Alan Bryce Special Effects
- Brian West Second Unit Cinematographer
- Tom Panko Associate Choreographer
- Onna White Choreographer
- Larry Oaks Associate Choreographer
- Ray Holder Choreographer
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