Oliver Twist (2005 film)

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Oliver Twist
Directed by	Roman Polanski
Produced by	Roman Polanski Robert Benmussa Alain Sarde
Written by	Ronald Harwood (based on the novel by Charles Dickens)
Starring	Ben Kingsley Barney Clark Leanne Rowe Mark Strong Jamie Foreman Harry Eden Edward Hardwicke Ian McNeice
Music by	Rachel Portman
Cinematography	Paweł Edelman
Editing by	Hervé de Luze
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	11 September 2005
Running time	130 min.
Language	English
Budget	$60,000,000
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Oliver Twist is a 2005 film directed by Roman Polanski.

It is based on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. The screenplay is by Ronald Harwood. The plot is considerably simplified in the film, omitting Monks (Oliver's half-brother) and the Maylie family, as well as all of the far-fetched coincidences of the novel, but several scenes that have never been included in film versions of the story are faithfully re-enacted here, such as Oliver's visit to Fagin in Newgate Gaol. There is also a minor change (which is in many film versions), it is the Artful Dodger and not Noah Claypole, who is sent by Fagin to dodge Nancy.

The filming took place in Barrandov Studios (Prague).

It stars the actor Barney Clark in the title role.

Some such as USA Today compared it unfavourably to earlier versions by David Lean and Lionel Bart.

[edit] Cast

Ben Kingsley – Fagin
Barney Clark – Oliver Twist
Jamie Foreman – Bill Sikes
Harry Eden – The Artful Dodger
Edward Hardwicke – Mr. Brownlow
Leanne Rowe – Nancy
Ian McNeice – Mr. Limbkins
Timothy Bateson – Parson
Andy de la Tour – Workhouse Master
Gerard Horan – Farmer
Morgane Polanski – Farmer's Daughter
Liz Smith – Old Woman
Elvis Polanski – Boy with Hoop
Patrick Godfrey – Bookseller
Alun Armstrong – Magistrate Fang

[edit] External links

Official site
Official site
Official Spanish site
Oliver Twist at the Internet Movie Database
Oliver Twist at Rotten Tomatoes
Oliver Twist at Metacritic
Oliver Twist at Box Office Mojo

v • d • e Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Characters	Oliver Twist \| Bill Sikes \| Fagin \| Mr. Brownlow \| Nancy \| Rose Maylie \| Monks \| The Artful Dodger \| Charley Bates

Film adaptions	Oliver Twist (1948) \| Oliver! \| Oliver & Company \| Oliver Twist (1997) \| Twist \| Boy called Twist \| Oliver Twist (2005)

Other adaptions	Oliver! \| Fagin the Jew \| Oliver Twist (TV miniseries) \| Oliver Twist (TV serial)

Songs	"As Long as He Needs Me" \| "Consider Yourself" \| "Food Glorious Food" \| "I'd Do Anything" \| "Oliver!" \| "Where Is Love?" \| "You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two"