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Oliver Twist
An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
19 September 1958, Henley-on-Thames, England, UK
21 August 1936, London, England, UK
17 July 1946, Annfield Plain, County Durham, England, UK
20 January 1993, Paris, France
2 October 1950, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
22 November 1944, London, England, UK
1929, London, England, UK
20 May 1915, Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
3 April 1926, London, England, UK
August 29, 2013
A smorgasbord of urban decay, social disorder, and class conflict imbues the film with a potent sensualitySeptember 01, 2009
The horrors are comfily buttressed by storybook polishSeptember 30, 2005
A grounded and unusually matter-of-fact adaptation.February 08, 2007
The unspoken sense of youthful post-traumatic holocaust syndrome shock and awe in Polanski's Twist is as palpable as the murky stench and appalling human misery of Dickens' chaotic London streets.September 30, 2005
In Oliver Twist, it's the viewer who is punished.September 30, 2005
Great expectations are unavoidable when Roman Polanski takes on a Charles Dickens classic. Alas, his version of Oliver Twist fails to live up to them.September 30, 2005
Oliver Twist is a lovely, tony picture, but it isn't exactly essential.September 30, 2005
Poignant and primal, Roman Polanski's splendid adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic pricks the heart and the conscience.April 25, 2011
Oliver Twist is an affecting and refreshing adaptation of Dickens seminal work from a master director.September 27, 2006
Polanski's film is not a bad adaptation, and it may be a fine way to introduce children to the classic story. But it is not exactly a definitive version of that story.September 30, 2005
It's noble, high-minded and safe, and I can't help thinking that I would have preferred an audacious but honest failure.August 02, 2007
Polanski has crafted something that already feels like a classic film, beautiful to look at, combining accurate period detail with a certain gothic expressionism and brimming with earthy characters and high drama.