Oliver Twist 1948 Movie

An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master. More details

Directors

David Lean

Cast

Robert Newton Alec Guinness Kay Walsh

Tags

drama pickpocket orphan boy rural setting old woman mother son relationship grandfather grandson relationship mother daughter relationship torch rifle bridge pursuit jew miser blood tears snuff secret rivalry coffin maid fear uniform crying painting infant rain candle bell gate thunder lantern rescue pregnancy river full moon storm fantasy sequence shot to death trial judge foot chase police station loot punched in the face running stereotype jewelry thief runaway scream face slap anger fireplace held at gunpoint jealousy servant poster little boy necklace doctor child lightning battering ram gunshot beaten to death town crier waterfront umbrella flintlock pistol surveillance rooftop drunkenness reward poster street kid walking cane fainting puppet show courthouse police officer ragamuffin england corporal punishment passed out scuffle procession child labor horse and wagon unwed mother horseback music band hostage spectacles rope song mob brute arrest rage singer old man pistol gold singing musician slums book wealth portrait swing greed social class death beating money barker pub sheep kindness playing chess street market flight pet dog englishman hideout tavern mansion starving child 19th century hallucination beating death smashed skull secret meeting thunderstorm literary adaptation caning poverty orphanage kidnapping criminal gang child abuse 1830s 1820s london england murder police hunt based on novel character name in title charles dickens

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