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Oliver Twist

An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England.

2h 10m2005PG-13TMDb 6.8

CrimeDramaFamily

English

Crew and Cast

Roman PolanskiRoman PolanskiDirectorBarney ClarkBarney ClarkOliver TwistBen KingsleyBen KingsleyFaginJamie ForemanJamie ForemanBill SikesHarry EdenHarry EdenThe Artful DodgerEdward HardwickeEdward HardwickeMr. Brownlow
Leanne RoweNancyIan McNeiceIan McNeiceMr. LimbkinsChris OvertonChris OvertonNoah Claypole
Andy LindenMr. Gamfield
Teresa ChurcherCharlotteJake CurranJake CurranBarney
TurboBullseye (Dog)
Lewis ChaseCharley Bates
Levi HayesNickyJeremy SwiftJeremy SwiftMr. Bumble
Gillian HannaMrs. Sowerberry
Michael HeathMr. SowerberryPatrick GodfreyPatrick GodfreyBooksellerMark StrongMark StrongToby CrackitOphelia LovibondOphelia LovibondBetLiz SmithLiz SmithOld WomanAndy de la TourAndy de la TourWorkhouse MasterRichard DurdenRichard DurdenBoard MemberPeter CopleyPeter CopleyDining Hall MasterJohn NettletonJohn Nettleton1st Magistrate
Tony Noble2nd MagistrateGerard HoranGerard HoranFarmerMorgane PolanskiMorgane PolanskiFarmer's DaughterAlun ArmstrongAlun ArmstrongMagistrate FangFrances CukaFrances CukaMrs Bedwin

Storyline

An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
23 September 2005
Runtime
2h 10m
Rating
PG-13
TMDB score
6.8 / 10 (1,268 votes)

Production

Director
Roman Polanski
Writers
Charles Dickens, Ronald Harwood
Studios
ETIC Films, R.P. Productions, Runteam III Ltd.
Countries
Czech Republic, France, Italy

Box Office

Budget
$50.0M
Revenue
$42.6M
Profit
$7.4M loss
Return
0.9×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English