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A Modern Oliver Twist (1906)

A Modern Oliver Twist poster
Directed by
J. Stuart Blackton
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This short silent film updates the classic Charles Dickens story by moving it to early 20th century America. It shows the life of a young boy named Oliver who faces hardships in a modern setting.

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What happens

A Modern Oliver Twist è un cortometraggio muto del 1906 diretto da James Stuart Blackton. Liberamente ispirato alle vicende del celebre romanzo di Charles Dickens, ne attualizzava la trama dall'Inghilterra dell'Ottocento all'America del primo Novecento, mostrando la vita di "un moderno Oliver Twist". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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