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  • Oliver Twist
  • Oliver Twist review by FlyingSam from Melton Mowbray
    Rated - 5 stars David Lean's classic Oliver Twist 24 January 2008
    ...cter actors, who at the time of filming was only thirty-four years of age. John Howard Davies is perhaps the best on-screen Oliver, with a character who's fragile and wan fi...  

John Howard Davies - filmography


  • Madeleine
  • Madeleine on DVD (1949)
    Starring: Alec Guinness,  Trevor Howard,  Celia Johnson
    Director: David Lean
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    The David Lean Collection - 9 Disc Box Set showcases a brilliant selection of classic films by the director David Lean. Titles include: "Brief Encounter"; "Great Expectations"; "Oliver Twist"; "Madeleine"; "The Passionate Friends"; "The Sound Barrier"; "Hobson's Choice"; "This Happy Breed"; and "..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 84 members
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  • Oliver Twist
  • Oliver Twist on DVD (1948)
    Starring: Alec Guinness,  Robert Newton,  Anthony Newley
    Director: David Lean
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    David Lean's prodigious adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic expands fervently on the theme of a lonely boy in a world of bullies. When the orphan hero, Oliver (John Howard Davies), escapes to London, the Artful Dodger (Anthony Newley) delivers him to the notorious Fagan (Alec Guinness), who ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 2,951 members
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John Howard Davies facts

5 most recent films

Monty Python - Almost The Truth - The Lawyer's Cut - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Fawlty Towers - Series 1 Complete - 4.0 stars
All Gas And Gaiters - 3.0 stars
Madeleine - 3.5 stars
Oliver Twist - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Fawlty Towers - Series 1 Complete - 4.0 stars
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
Steptoe And Son - Series 4 - 3.5 stars
Mr Bean Live 3 - 3.5 stars
Mr Bean - Vol. 4 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Monty Python - Almost The Truth - The Lawyer's Cut - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
All Gas And Gaiters - 3.0 stars
Tom Brown's Schooldays - 3.5 stars
Madeleine - 3.5 stars
Oliver Twist - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

John Cleese - 5 times - show films
Terry Jones - 4 times - show films
Eric Idle - 4 times - show films
Graham Chapman - 4 times - show films
Michael Palin - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Ian MacNaughton - 4 times - show films
David Lean - 3 times - show films
Paul Weiland - 2 times - show films
Robin Nash - 1 times - show films
Gordon Parry - 1 times - show films