A Modern Oliver Twist (1906)

- Directed by
- J. Stuart Blackton
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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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