Oliver! (1968) |
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| Director(s) | Carol Reed |
| Producer(s) | John Woolf |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Family, Film Adaptation, Musical |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Book-Based, Children, Poverty, Rags to Riches |
Featured Cast of Oliver! See More »
Mark Lester(as Oliver Twist)
Oliver!
Released
1968
Oliver!
Released
1968
Mark Lester
(as Oliver Twist)
Ron Moody(as Fagin)
Oliver!
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1968
Oliver!
Released
1968
Ron Moody
(as Fagin)
Shani Wallis(as Nancy)
Oliver!
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1968
Oliver!
Released
1968
Shani Wallis
(as Nancy)
Oliver Reed(as Bill Sikes)
Oliver!
Released
1968
Oliver!
Released
1968
Oliver Reed
(as Bill Sikes)
Harry Secombe(as Mr. Bumble)
Oliver!
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1968
Oliver!
Released
1968
Harry Secombe
(as Mr. Bumble)
Jack Wild(as The Artful Dodger)
Oliver!
Released
1968
Oliver!
Released
1968
Jack Wild
(as The Artful Dodger)
Hugh Griffith(as The Magistrate)
Oliver!
Released
1968
Oliver!
Released
1968
Hugh Griffith
(as The Magistrate)
Peggy Mount(as Mrs. Bumble)
Oliver!
Released
1968
Oliver!
Released
1968
Peggy Mount
(as Mrs. Bumble)
Oliver! Overview:
Oliver! (1968) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Carol Reed and produced by John Woolf.
The film was based on the novel Oliver Twist and also Bentley's Miscellany Magazine Serial written by Charles Dickens published in 1838 (novel); Feb 1837 - April 1839 (magazine).
SYNOPSIS
This is a delightful musical version of Dickens's tale of a young orphan who is introduced to a life of petty crime, adapted from the stage musical by Bart. Songs include "Boy for Sale" and "You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two." Won a slew of Academy Awards, including a special choreography award for White.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
Academy Awards 1968 --- Ceremony Number 41 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Ron Moody | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Wild | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: John Box, Terence Marsh; Set Decoration: Vernon Dixon, Ken Muggleston | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Oswald Morris | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Phyllis Dalton | Nominated |
| Best Director | Carol Reed | Won |
| Best Film Editing | Ralph Kemplen | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Adaptation score by John Green | Won |
| Best Picture | John Woolf, Producer | Won |
| Best Writing | Vernon Harris | Nominated |
| Honorary Award | Onna White | Won |
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Oliver! Quotes:
Bill Sikes:
[realizing he's trapped] Nancy, I loved you didn't I? Look what you've done to me!
Noah Claypole:
Your mother was a regular, right-down bad 'un.
Fagin:
Bill, please, no violence!
Fagin:
[sings] In this life, one thing counts / In the bank, large amounts / I'm afraid these don't grow on trees, / You've got to pick-a-pocket or two / You've got to pick-a-pocket or two, boys, / You've got to pick-a-pocket or two.
Boy: [sings] Large amounts don't grow on trees. / You've got to pick-a-pocket or two.
Boy: [sings] Large amounts don't grow on trees. / You've got to pick-a-pocket or two.
Bill:
You can keep the books. Start a library!
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The film is always listed as running 153 minutes, but this is because of the Overture heard before the film, the Intermission Music, and the Exit Music. The actual film, including the opening credits, runs about 145 minutes.
Additional orchestrator Eric Rogers did all of the orchestrations for the original stage production of "Oliver!"
The whole "Who Will Buy" sequence took 6 weeks to film.
Mark Lester was not allowed to run around playing with the other children on set as he would invariably get rosy cheeked from his exertions. It would then take up to 10 or 15 minutes for his complexion to return to normal.
A meticulous craftsman, Carol Reed often insisted on up to 50 or 60 takes for some individual scenes.