Oliver!, Columbia Pictures presents ; the Romulus Production of Lionel Bart's ; screenplay by Vernon Harris ; produced by John Wolf ; directed by Carol Reed
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Oliver!, Columbia Pictures presents ; the Romulus Production of Lionel Bart's ; screenplay by Vernon Harris ; produced by John Wolf ; directed by Carol Reed
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA Rating: Rated G; Canadian Home Video Rating: PGMPAA: Rated G
Main title
Oliver!
Oclc number
40673812
Responsibility statement
Columbia Pictures presents ; the Romulus Production of Lionel Bart's ; screenplay by Vernon Harris ; produced by John Wolf ; directed by Carol Reed
Runtime
153
Summary
A young orphan, Oliver is left to fend for himself until he is befriended by a band of young thieves who quickly train him in their craft. But Oliver is not content to be a thief--for he knows that life holds great joys and true happiness cannot be stolen--but must be earned. Arguably the last great old-fashioned movie musical to receive near-universal critical acclaim, Oliver! first hit screens more than 37 years ago. As transformed into a film, the timeless West End and Broadway show remains incredibly faithful to the classic work of literature by Charles Dickens, dank and dark, an anomaly of song-and-dance cinema. A film of many facets, it is both a warts-and-all view of Victorian London, an adaptation of a classic novel, a salient slice of significant social commentary, and a rip-roaring tune-filled toe tapper to bootA young orphan, Oliver is left to fend for himself until he is befriended by a band of young thieves who quickly train him in their craft. But Oliver is not content to be a thief for he knows that life holds great joys and true happiness cannot be stolen, but must be earned
Table Of Contents
Side B. (66 min.) "Entr'acte" -- "Who Will Buy?" -- "As Long As He Needs Me" -- Kidnapped -- "Reviewing the Situation" -- Locket -- Nancy & Mrs. Brownlow -- On the job -- "Oom-Pah-Pah" -- London Bridge -- Bullseye -- Making their escapes -- On the beam -- "Reviewing the Situation" -- End credits -- "Exit Music."Special features: Original theatrical trailer (5 min.); featurette (8 min., 1968); photo gallery
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Bart, Lionel
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Wallis, Shani, 1933-
- Woolf, John, 1913-1999
- Reed, Oliver, 1938-1999
- Albery, Donald
- Romulus Productions
- Lester, Mark, 1958-
- Secombe, Harry
- Griffith, Hugh, 1912-1980
- Harris, Vernon, 1905-1999
- Wild, Jack, 1952-2006
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
- Columbia Pictures
- Moody, Ron
- Reed, Carol, 1906-1976
- Warwick Film Productions, Ltd
Genre
Subject
- Oliver! (Bart, Lionel)
- Crime films
- Drama
- Twist, Oliver, (Fictitious character) -- Drama
- Orphans
- Musical films
- Film adaptations
- England + London
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- 1800-1899
- Manners and customs
- Twist, Oliver, (Fictitious character)
- Oliver Twist (Dickens, Charles)
- Musical settings
- Feature films
- London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama
- Bart, Lionel -- Film adaptations
- Fiction films
- Criminals -- England -- London -- Drama
- Orphans -- England -- London -- Drama
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Musical settings
- Criminals
Content
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor17
- Bart, Lionel
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Wallis, Shani, 1933-
- Woolf, John, 1913-1999
- Reed, Oliver, 1938-1999
- Albery, Donald
- Romulus Productions
- Lester, Mark, 1958-
- Secombe, Harry
- Griffith, Hugh, 1912-1980
- Harris, Vernon, 1905-1999
- Wild, Jack, 1952-2006
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
- Columbia Pictures
- Moody, Ron
- Reed, Carol, 1906-1976
- Warwick Film Productions, Ltd
- Genre8
- Subject22
- Oliver! (Bart, Lionel)
- Crime films
- Drama
- Twist, Oliver, (Fictitious character) -- Drama
- Orphans
- Musical films
- Film adaptations
- England + London
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- 1800-1899
- Manners and customs
- Twist, Oliver, (Fictitious character)
- Oliver Twist (Dickens, Charles)
- Musical settings
- Feature films
- London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama
- Bart, Lionel -- Film adaptations
- Fiction films
- Criminals -- England -- London -- Drama
- Orphans -- England -- London -- Drama
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Musical settings
- Criminals
- Content1
- resource.originPlace1
- Is Based On1
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