Oliver Twist details
| Format: | PG DVD |
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| Starring: | Ian Mcneice, Ben Kingsley, Mark Strong, Edward Hardwicke, Jamie Foreman, Leanne Rowe, Barney Clark, Harry Eden, Ian McNeice |
| Director: | Roman Polanski |
| Genre: | Family |
| Studio: | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Collections: | Book Adaptations |
| Name | Discs | |
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Oliver Twist |
PG Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 10 minutes |
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| Rental release: | Currently unavailable |
| Main languages: | English |
| Hearing impaired subtitles: | English |
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By Tom Charity from LOVEFiLMAcclaimed director Roman Polanski turns a dark eye towards the classic Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist, about a charming orphan boy (Barney Clark) whose life seems to depend solely on the whims of fate.
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Left wanting more....
By EastbourneReviewer from east sussex , 10 Oct 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
A very lavish and enjoyable production. I just couldn't help but wait for the songs but of course there weren't any. I have not read the book it was based on but I have good reason to believe that the film was honest creation. Ben Kingsley as Fagin was excellent, sinister and funny. It was like a "whos who " of British actors, one after the other.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(141)Too big for film
By RokerDog (1 review) from Ashington, England , 07 Jun 2010I love the oliver twist saga, the best adaption I have had the pleasure of viewing came from a BBC series in the 1980's, although this release is still very good it just did not cover all of the bases of the oliver twist story for me.
Also, the bill sykes character was poor, the 'hard man' character was not pulled off as tom hardy managed to do effortlessly in the most recent BBC's serial.
I just believe to do this magnificent tale any justice a two hour DVD is no where near enough time.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Oliver Twist
By a customer from Lancashire , 30 Mar 2010Super film, kept you riveted right to the end. Super actors all round. Highly rated. Watch it, you won't be disappointed!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Extraordinary
By JH903 (4 reviews) from Wallington , 05 Mar 2009This is a remarkable version of the Dickens' classic. By ignoring the family connections that make the original story seem staged, Polanski has created a believable story of an orphan running away from terrifying circumstances and eventually finding safety, even love.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Poor rendition of Oliver Twist
By anglicus (1 review) from WOKING , 25 Feb 2009This must be the worst film ever based on Dicken's Oliver Twist. Where did Oliver come from? No mention of his mother giving birth in the workhouse. The ending never happened in the book.
Should have made a re-make of the 1948 David Lean's version.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Oliver
By a customer from Leics , 15 Feb 2009I requested this purely because my daughter wanted to see it as she had watched it at secondary school as part of her work on Charles Dickens, and wanted to see it again. I wasn't particularly looking forward to it, as it is a story that has been done many times before and I was thinking not another one! BUT I was pleasantly surprised, it was a very well made, faithful to the book story, the lighting and camera work was first class - quality production, and highly recommended, however, if you enjoyed the old musical version with Ron Moody there is a small chance you may not enjoy it as much as it is much darker, but personally I preferred that as I think it gave it more of an edge.- Was this review helpful to you?
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