Oliver Twist (1948/1951)

A " Oliver Twist" Trivia Quiz

You will need to know quite a lot about the film and its cast to do well on this one. (Correction: Question 5 implies that the purchaser had to pay for Oliver. That's not the case. The notice offers a reward to whoever takes him.)

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Title: Oliver Twist (1948/1951)
Description: You will need to know quite a lot about the film and its cast to do well on this one. (Correction: Question 5 implies that the purchaser had to pay for Oliver. That's not the case. The notice offers a reward to whoever takes him.)
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  • What happens to Oliver's mother in the first few minutes of the film?
  • Why was Oliver sold by the Board of Guardians?
  • For how much money was Oliver sold?
  • What work does Oliver do when he leaves the workhouse?
  • Who played Fagin in this film?
  • Charles Dickens probably based his portrait of Fagin on the real historical figure, Ikey Solomon (1785-1850)
  • The film was released in Britain in 1948, but was not released in the USA until 1951, because it aroused some serious controversies. When it was released in the USA, some aspects of the film were changed in order to placate those offended by the original.
  • What was the main controversy?
  • It is a well-documented fact that Fagin's appearance in this film was calculated to make him look like the character in the engravings that accompanied the first edition (1838).
    Who was the engraver?
  • What was the name of the chief apprentice whom Oliver encountered soon after leaving the workhouse?
  • Oliver attacks the chief apprentice because of something the apprentice says. Oliver gets the better of the older boy; but what did the older boy say that provoked the attack?
  • There have been many film versions of Oliver Twist (including TV films and serials), including some quite free adaptations of Charles Dickens's original story. The many years in which film versions have been released include which of the following:

    a) 1922, 1968 & 1985;
    b) 1922, 1948 & 1985;
    c) 1985, 1997 & 2005
  • A striking and recurrent scene is a narrow footbridge over a street, which the boys and others associated with Fagin's den use. But what do we see in the background behind the bridge? (It's almost certainly a painted backdrop.)
  • Who was the director?
  • The same man also directed one other story by Charles Dickens. What was it?
  • Who played the role of The Artful Dodger?
  • Who played the title role?
  • When Oliver is accused stealing a handkerchief and is brought before the magistrates, he is ill and is taken care of by the man from whom the handkerchief was taken. What is the man's name?
  • When Nancy and Bill Sikes are in the pub, a man comes in to talk to Fagin, who is in a backroom, waiting for this assignation with the visitor. What does the visitor want to do?
  • The actress who played Nancy was?
  • When this same actress made the film, who was her husband?
  • Towards the end of the film, a number of "Wanted" posters appear on the screen, as they are being pasted up and looked at by crowds. What type of posters are they?
  • The original music for the film was written by an eminent British composer of the time. However, it has not achieved the fame one might therefore expect. Who was the composer?
  • The film is fairly faithful to the book. But one of the differences is the relationship between Oliver's mother and the benevolent gentleman. What is that relationship, in the 1948 film.
  • As Sikes batters Nancy to death, what does Sikes's dog do?
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