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Oliver Twist (1948) - Criterion Collection

starring: Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Francis L. Sullivan, John Howard Davies
directed by: David Lean

: Oliver Twist (1948) - Criterion Collection
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780780021280
Format: Black & White, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0780021282
Label: Criterion
Manufacturer: Criterion
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Criterion
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 12, 1999
Running Time: 105 minutes
Sales Rank: 11539
Studio: Criterion
Theatrical Release Date: July 30, 1951



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Description:
Expressionistic noir photography suffuses David Lean's Oliver Twist with a nightmarish quality, fitting its bleak, industrial setting. In Dickens' classic tale, an orphan wends his way from cruel apprenticeship to den of thieves in search of a true home. Here Alec Guinness is the quintessential Fagin, his controversial performance fully restored in Criterion's new digital transfer.

Amazon.com:
David Lean's 1948 version of Charles Dickens' classic novel begins with a bang: the young hero's pregnant mother fighting her way through a storm, a perfect metaphor for Oliver's difficult road ahead. Set in a world of slums in the shadow of Victorian England, the story traces the boy's life in a workhouse and then with a gang of little pickpockets. A stark but good-looking film shot around some impressive sets, Lean's immortal adaptation is perhaps best known for Alec Guinness's remarkable (and slightly controversial) performance as Fagin, the old mentor to the gang of boy thieves. --Tom Keogh



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - It's A Masterpiece!
Having David Lean's Oliver Twist on a Criterion Collection DVD is a dream come true. I've loved this ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - All character actors should see this at leat ten times
It's three must-see lessons in character-acting:

Anyone who thinks Alec Guiness can only ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Staggeringly Great Film
There are plenty of reviews here urging you to watch this film. Let me say only this: watch it for two ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Simply Perfect.
There's nothing I can say that has not been said already but for the sake of giving this movie one more ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Visual Poetry at it's best.
As much as I like LAWRENCE OF ARABA, though still way too long, I have had to admit that this is David Lean's ... Read More

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