Ben Kingsley, Barney Clark, Jamie Foreman
Abandoned at an early age, Oliver Twist 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 es...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 24, 2006
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December 20, 2008This movie is called "Oliver Twist", im sure you've all heard of it. There's been about three versions of the movie, including a musical version. This version is the newest, it came out in 2005 and its a really dark movie. Which is a good thing in my movie book. I always loved da...( read more)
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June 5, 2008In my eyes nothing beats the musical, still Polanski take on the story isn't all bad
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June 1, 2008I don't know which fact I find the most astonishing: that somebody thought the world needed yet another adaptation of "Oliver Twist", or that that somebody was Roman Polanski. His version is as respectful as it is respectable, but it's unlikely to captivate anyone already familia...( read more)
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March 6, 2008It's really hard to figure out why I hate Oliver Twist the way I do. Maybe it had too high expectations (It's Roman Polanski and Ron Harwood, how can you not expect greatness?) but even if I didn't I still wouldn't like this movie. Oliver Twist is a great novel and if you look in...( read more)
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November 6, 2009It took me a month to finish that original version of Dickens' novel and finally today I read the last chapter.
Previously I watched the 1948 movie version and the 1968 musical. I think this version by Roman Polanski is the most complete version, the one closest to...( read more) -
November 3, 2009One of my all time favourite book, a very good movie and story! The actors were very good and I enjoy every minute of it.
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October 11, 2009i think this is the 1 that ive watched in music class, but i dont remember cause theres 2 oliver movies out.....wait.......no i checked, this isn't it, this is the other 1
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September 24, 2009Roman Polanski's dark but splendid vision of Charles Dickens' classic novel is about as harrowing a "children's tale" as any sane person could imagine. Oliver (Barney Clark) is a young orphan of about age 10 who is sent (briefly) to the workhouse in the English countryside, is gi...( read more)
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