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Oliver [1968]
starring: Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe, Mark Lester
directed by: Carol Reed

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days Audience Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5050582107951
Format: HiFi Sound, PAL
Label: Uca Catalogue
Manufacturer: Uca Catalogue
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Uca Catalogue
Release Date: October 20, 2003
Running Time: 140 minutes
Studio: Uca Catalogue
Theatrical Release Date: 1968
Sales Rank: 18

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Film buffs and critics can argue until their faces turn blue about whether this lavish Dickensian musical deserved the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1968, but the movie speaks for itself on grandly entertaining terms. Adapted from Dickens's classic novel, it's one of the most dramatically involving and artistically impressive musicals of the 1960s, directed by Carol Reed with a delightful enthusiasm that would surely have impressed Dickens himself. Mark Lester plays the waifish orphan Oliver Twist, who is befriended by the pickpocketing Artful Dodger (Jack Wild) and recruited into the gang of boy thieves led by Fagin (played to perfection by Ron Moody). The villainous Bill Sikes (Oliver Reed) casts his long shadow over Oliver and his friends, but the young orphan is still able to find loving care in the most desperate of circumstances. Full of memorable melodies and splendid lyrics, Oliver! is a timeless film, prompting even hard-to-please critic Pauline Kael to call it "a superb demonstration of intelligent craftsmanship", and to further observe that "it's as if the movie set out to be a tribute to Dickens and his melodramatic art as well as to tell the story of Oliver Twist." --Jeff Shannon

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Film buffs and critics can argue until their faces turn blue about whether this lavish Dickensian musical deserved the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1968, but the movie speaks for itself on grandly entertaining terms. Adapted from Dickens's classic novel, it's one of the most dramatically involving and artistically impressive musicals of the 1960s, directed by Carol Reed with a delightful enthusiasm that would surely have impressed Dickens himself. Mark Lester plays the waifish orphan Oliver Twist, who is befriended by the pick-pocketing Artful Dodger (Jack Wild) and recruited into the gang of boy thieves led by Fagin (played to perfection by Ron Moody). The villainous Bill Sikes (Oliver Reed) casts his long shadow over Oliver and his friends, but the young orphan is still able to find loving care in the most desperate of circumstances. Full of memorable melodies and splendid lyrics, Oliver! is a timeless film, prompting even hard-to-please critic Pauline Kael to call it "a superb demonstration of intelligent craftsmanship," and to further observe that "it's as if the movie set out to be a tribute to Dickens and his melodramatic art as well as to tell the story of Oliver Twist". --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- The Best Loved English Musical of a Charles Dickens Classic
You know this classic story by now of the boy who asked for more...Oliver Twist played touchingly in the best version on celluloid by Mark Lester...He is one of many workhouse orphans lead by the authoritarian Mr Bumble (Harry Secombe) who decides to sell Oliver to a local Funeral Director in the form of (Leonard Rossiter) of Rising Damp fame. Oliver escapes from here after a fight only to find himself making his way to 19th Century London where he befriends "The Artful Dodger" (Jack Wild) a steetwise pick pocket who takes Oliver for shelter to the affable professional pick pocket Fagin (Ron Moody) whose role probably will be remembered for a most fantastic performance. Here Oliver comes to know Fagin in an touching way.Oliver learns of his ... Read More:

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- Best British Musical - but not very true to the Book.
I have always loved this film, since seeing it when it was pretty new, and perfoming in a school production of it shortly afterwards -
it is a fantastic musical, and in my mind definitely the best ever British film musical.
The performances of Jack Wild, Ron Moody and the young Oliver Reed are all fantatsic, the songs and the choreography are a joy to behold.

However, I have just read the book Oliver Twist for the first time. It is a brilliant early Victorian novel, but the film is quite far from being true to the storyline or intention of the novel.
In the book, the portrayal of Fagin is much more negative than in the film; there is little or nothing pleasant about him, and he is purely out for himself, but ... Read More:

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- wonderful
Remembered from my own childhood, bought recently to watch with my 7 year old daughter. Fantastic film, great music, good story, a real classic. Daughter loves it and can sing all the songs. Prepare to watch it many times over and over.

One note of caution - the ending is quite scary and unpleasant for young children - Bill Sykes is chased through a dark London and shot dead - I would save this until a child was 6-7 years old.

Rating:

- A CLASSIC AMONG CLASSICS
This is without doubt one of the all time greats. A world class cast with an adaptation of Dickens` story that hasn`t had a total Hollywood rewrite and everybody knows the story so no need to repeat it here. Fabulous sets and backdrops make you feel that you are in Victorian London and as usual the music from Lionel Bart will leave you singing (or humming) the tunes for days after. It is a Sunday afternoon movie tucked up on the couch with the kids (if you havn`t got, borrow some)and a box of chocolates.

Rating:

- Music=5 fun=5 Overall=5
It is a great film about an orphan named Oliver (Mark Lester) who asks for more disgusting gruel after picking the long straw.He is then sold to the funeral directors but is thrown down the celler after attacking someone who calls him mum names.He ACCIDENTALLY finds a way out and travels for 7 days until reaching London.There he meets Dodger and he gets introduced to Fagin who welcomes Oliver in.Fagins den are a bunch of pick-pockets and Oliver gets accused of doing this when he didn't really do it,but he gets out.
A man called Bill Sikes uses Oliver to help him steal things because he is thin and small.Oliver gets new owners soon but Bill and his wife Nancy get him back.
Nancy dosen't really want to do this and one day secretly ... Read More:

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