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.
Oliver Twist
“A Screen Event To Be Remembered For All Time !”
Overview
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.
Director
David Lean
Budget
375.0K
Revenue
400.0K
Status
Released
Production
Cineguild, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Cast
John Howard Davies
Oliver Twist
Robert Newton
Bill Sykes
Alec Guinness
Fagin
Kay Walsh
Nancy
Francis L. Sullivan
Mr. Bumble
Henry Stephenson
Mr. Brownlow
Mary Clare
Mrs. Corney
Anthony Newley
Artful Dodger
Ralph Truman
Monks
Michael Dear
Noah Claypole
Diana Dors
Charlotte
Josephine Stuart
Oliver's Mother
Kathleen Harrison
Mrs Sowerberry
Gibb McLaughlin
Mr. Sowerberry
Amy Veness
Mrs. Bedwin
Frederick Lloyd
Mr. Grimwig
Henry Edwards
Police Official
Ivor Barnard
Chairman of the Board
Maurice Denham
Chief of Police
Michael Ripper
Barney
Peter Bull
Landlord of 'Three Cripples'
Deidre Doyle
Mrs. Thingummy
Kenneth Downey
Workhouse Master (as Kenneth Downy)
W.G. Fay
Bookseller
Edie Martin
Annie
Fay Middleton
Martha
Graveley Edwards
Mr. Fang
John Potter
Charlie Bates
Maurice Jones
Workhouse Doctor
Hattie Jacques
Singer at 'Three Cripples'
Betty Paul
Singer at 'Three Cripples'
Johnny Briggs
Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited)
Albert Chevalier
Courtroom Policeman (Uncredited)
Erik Chitty
Workhouse Board Member (Uncredited)
Arthur Mullard
Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited)
Nosher Powell
Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited)
Dennis Wyndham
Man In Street Who Punches Oliver (Uncredited)
Video Gallery
Oliver Twist Film Trailer - 1948. (Starring John Howard Davis)
