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Release Date:
5 October 1968 (Japan) moreTagline:
More of a Masterpiece Than a Musical! [re-release] morePlot Outline:
Musical adaptation about an orphan who runs away from an orphanage and hooks up with a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor. morePlot Synopsis:
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Won 5 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 23 nominations moreUser Comments:
Broadway to Hollywood transition...SUCCESS!!! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ron Moody | ... | Fagin |
| Shani Wallis | ... | Nancy |
 | Oliver Reed | ... | Bill Sikes |
| Harry Secombe | ... | Mr. Bumble |
| Mark Lester | ... | Oliver |
 | Jack Wild | ... | The Artful Dodger |
| Hugh Griffith | ... | The Magistrate |
| Joseph O'Conor | ... | Mr. Brownlow |
| Peggy Mount | ... | Mrs. Bumble |
| Leonard Rossiter | ... | Sowerberry |
| Hylda Baker | ... | Mrs. Sowerberry |
| Kenneth Cranham | ... | Noah Claypole |
| Megs Jenkins | ... | Mrs. Bedwin |
| Sheila White | ... | Bet |
| Wensley Pithey | ... | Dr. Grimwig |
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Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
153 minCountry:
UKLanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 moreSound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) (35 mm magnetic prints) / 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints) / Mono (35 mm optical prints)Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) / Iceland:L / Argentina:Atp / Finland:K-8 / Sweden:11 / UK:U / USA:G / West Germany:12 / Ireland:G / Australia:G / Singapore:PGFilming Locations:
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UKMOVIEmeter: 
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As of 2005, this is the last G-rated film to win the Best Picture Academy Award. moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the "I'd do anything" scene, Bet's hair changes moreSoundtrack:
It's a Fine Life moreFAQ
What are the three scenes inspired or taken from Dickens novel that were not in the stage version?more
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Oliver! the musical is a favorite of mine. The music, the characters, the story. It all just seems perfect. In this rendition of the timeless classic novel turned stage musical, director Carol Reed brings the Broadway hit to life on the movie screen.
The transition from musical to movie musical is not an easy one. You have to have the right voices, the right set, the right script, and the right play. All signs point to yes for this play. It almost appears that it was written for the screen!
Our story takes place in jolly old England where a boy named Oliver manages to work his way out of the orphanage. He winds his way through the country to London where he meets up with a group of juvenile delinquents, headed by Dodger, the smart talking, quick handed pick-pocket. The leader of this gang is named Fagin, an older fellow who sells all the stolen goods.
But all is not well in London town when Bill Sykes played by Oliver Reed and his loving girlfriend Nancy get tangled up with Oliver, Fagin and his young troops, and the law. What ensues is a marvelous tale of love, affection, and great musical numbers.
Whether or not you like musicals or not, one listen to these tunes and you will be humming them all day long. Oliver! is a triumph on and off the stage and is a timeless work of art.