Oliver Twist (1982)
- Director(s):
- Clive Donner
Synopsis of Oliver Twist
Clive Donner directs Oliver Twist, the 1982 made-for-TV version of the classic Dickens novel. Richard Charles plays Oliver Twist, an orphan boy who gets kicked out of his juvenile workhouse when he asks for some more food. He is sent to work as an apprentice, but he quickly escapes and joins a group of other orphaned boys. They spend the day pickpocketing and commiting petty street crime in order to survive and bring home earnings to their leader, Fagin (George C. Scott). Eventually, Oliver picks the pocket of the wealthy Mr. Brownlow (Michael Hordern), who takes him in as his ward. However, the evil Bill Sikes (Tim Curry) kidnaps him back to continue working with the other pickpockets. The barmaid Nancy (herie Lunghi) helps Oliver escape, but she ultimately suffers the concequences of her actions. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
Complete Cast of Oliver Twist
- George C. Scott - Fagin
- Christopher Atkins
- Ann Beach - Mrs. Sowerberry
- Brenda Cowling - Mrs. Bedwin
- Eleanor David - Rose
- Michael Hordern - Mr. Brownlow
- Cherie Lunghi - Nancy Sikes
- Timothy Spall - 1st Constable
- Robert Russell - 2nd Constable
- Richard Charles - Oliver Twist
- Michael Logan - Chairman of the Board
- Lysette Anthony - Oliver's Mother
- Eileen Atkins - Mrs. Bumble
- Oliver Cotton - Monk
- Tim Curry - Bill Sikes
- Roy Evans - Dull-Eyed Man
- Philip Locke - Mr. Sowerberry
- John Savident - Mr. Fang
- Timothy West - Mr. Bumble
- Artro Morris - Mr. Giles
- John Barrard - Dr. Losborne
- Anne Tirard - Mrs. Corney
- Director(s):
- Clive Donner
- Writer(s):
- James Goldman
- Producer(s):
- Norton Romsey, Ted Childs
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