Oliver Twist (1948 film)
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| Directed by | David Lean |
| Produced by | Ronald Neame Anthony Havelock-Allan |
| Written by | David Lean Stanley Haynes Charles Dickens (novel) |
| Starring | Alec Guinness Robert Newton Kay Walsh John Howard Davies |
| Distributed by | Rank |
| Release date(s) |  30 June 1948 30 July 1951 7 September 1951 |
| Running time | 105 min. |
| Language | English |
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Oliver Twist (1948) is the second of David Lean's two film adaptations of Charles Dickens novels. Following the success of his 1946 version of Great Expectations, Lean re-assembled much of the same team for his next film, including producers Ronald Neame and Anthony Havelock-Allan, cinematographer Guy Green, designer John Bryan and editor Jack Harris.
The 1948 version is generally the best-regarded film of this novel and, along with the musical adaptation Oliver!, probably the best known.[citation needed]
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[edit] Controversy
Alec Guinness's portrayal of Fagin was considered anti-semitic by some. Guinness wore heavy make-up, including a large prosthetic nose, to make him look like the character as he appeared in George Cruikshank's illustrations in the first edition of the novel. The film was not released in the United States until 1951, with seven minutes of Guinness's performance cut. It was banned in Israel for anti-semitism, and in Egypt for portraying Fagin too sympathetically. It sparked riots in Berlin when released in 1949.[citation needed]
[edit] Cast
- John Howard Davies - Oliver Twist
- Robert Newton - Sikes
- Alec Guinness - Fagin
- Kay Walsh - Nancy 'Sikes'
- Patrick L. Sullivan - Mr. Bumble
- Anthony Newley - The Artful Dodger
- Henry Stephenson - Mr. Brownlow
- Michael Dear - Noah Claypole
- Diana Dors - Charlotte
- Frederick Lloyd - Mr. Grimwig
- Mary Clare - Mrs. Corney
[edit] Trivia
- Robert Donat auditioned for the role of Sikes.
- Hattie Jacques from the Carry On films appears momentarily as a pub singer.
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| Characters: | Fagin | Bill Sikes | The Artful Dodger | Nancy Sikes | Rose Maylie |
| Film adaptions: | Oliver Twist (1948) | Oliver! | Oliver & Company | Oliver Twist (1997) | Twist | Boy called Twist | Oliver Twist (2005) |
| Other adaptions: | Oliver! | Fagin the Jew | Oliver Twist (TV miniseries) |
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| 1940s | In Which We Serve (with Noel Coward) | This Happy Breed | Blithe Spirit | Brief Encounter | Great Expectations | Oliver Twist | The Passionate Friends |
| 1950s | Madeline | The Sound Barrier | Hobson's Choice | Summertime | The Bridge on the River Kwai |
| 1960s | Lawrence of Arabia | Doctor Zhivago |
| 1970s | Ryan's Daughter |
| 1980s | A Passage to India |
| Television | Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor (1979) |
| Preceded by: Great Expectations |
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Succeeded by: Nanook of the North |
