Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6457 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-09-15
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Black & White, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 110 minutes

Synopsis
David Lean's prodigious adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic expands fervently on the theme of a lonely boy in a world of bullies. When the orphan hero, Oliver (John Howard Davies), escapes to London, the Artful Dodger (Anthony Newley) delivers him to the notorious Fagan (Alec Guinness), who makes him part of the gang but soon allows for Oliver to take the fall for a bungled pickpocketing scam. To date, no movie has better captured Dickens's blend of sensitivity and violence.

Customer Reviews

Good
The story - its Charles Dickens - so its good.

It is well filmed and Alec Guiness's portrayal of Fagin is so blatantly a Jewish stereotype that I am not surprised that people may have taken offence. I was shocked! A good cast acting out a great author so the result is, not surprisingly, a good film. See if you can spot Hattie Jacques (clue - she is singing in a bar). Personally, I wanted Oliver to not be such a "goody goody" - he comes across as wimpy.