Oliver!

About Oliver!

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.

Oliver! (1968) is a drama family film directed by Carol Reed. Released in September 1968, it runs 153 minutes.

The film is filed under orphan, orphanage, victorian england, and pickpocket. The story is adapted from a novel.

Ron Moody takes the lead as Fagin, Shani Wallis as Nancy, Oliver Reed as Bill Sikes, and Harry Secombe as Mr. Bumble. The screenplay is by Vernon Harris.

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol, Les Misérables, and A Christmas Carol make useful companions to Oliver!, all filed under 19th century, musical, and based on play or musical. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 511 votes and it carries a G rating.