TV Guide: Oliver Twist

Video: Oliver Twist

Starz — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:30:59 -0500

Synopsis: An orphan joins a gang of street urchins before being rescued by a kind gentleman.

Video: Trailer

Trailer Addict — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:29:54 -0500

Roman Polanski and writer Ronal Harwood re-imagine Charles Dickens' classic story of a young orphan boy who gets involved with a gang of pickpockets in 19th Century London. Abandoned at an early age, Oliver Twist (Barney Clark) is forced to live in a workhouse lorded over by the awful Mr. Bumble, who cheats the boys of their meager rations. Desperate yet determined, Oliver makes his escape to the streets of London. Penniless and alone, he is lured into a world of crime by the sinister Fagin (Sir Ben Kingsley) - the mastermind of a gang of pint-sized pickpockets. Oliver's rescue by the kindly Mr. Brownlow is only the beginning of a series of adventures that lead him to the promise of a better life.

Video: Oliver Twist

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:29:29 -0500

Charles Dickens' immortal story of Oliver Twist is well-known and deeply loved. Oliver (John Howard Davies) is an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and the bullying Mr Bumble (Francis L Sullivan). Homeless and hungry, he meets the Artful Dodger (Anthony Newley) who brings him to the attention of Fagin (Alec Guinness), the mastermind behind a gang of young thieves. The Artful Dodger is nearly caught picking the pocket of Mr Brownlow (Henry Stephenson) but escapes. Oliver is accused of the crime and later, acquitted, Mr Brownlow takes him home where for the first time, he is shown love and security. Fagin is anxious that the boy may reveal the whereabouts of his secret den of thieves so his associate, Bill Sikes (Robert Newton), finds Oliver and forces him back into Fagin's clutches. Sikes' girlfriend, Nancy (Kay Walsh), is horrified and betrays the villains to the police. Sikes kills Nancy, but whilst trying to escape, dies in a rooftop fall. Fagin is captured and Oliver is rescue

Video: Oliver Twist - (Original Trailer)

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:37:33 -0500

Charles Dickens' classic tale Oliver Twist (1948) brought to the screen by director David Lean. Starring Alec Guinness as Fagin.

Video: Oliver Twist

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:38:41 -0500

An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.

Video: Oliver Twist

CinemaNow — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:46:33 -0500

Roman Polanski directs the classic Charles Dickens' story of a young orphan boy who gets involved with a gang of pickpockets in 19th Century London