Oliver Twist (1997)

Directed by

Tony Bill

Genre

family, drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

6

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 116 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An orphan boy named Oliver runs away from a harsh workhouse and ends up in London. He falls in with a gang of child thieves led by the criminal Fagin, but a kind woman helps him search for his true family.

melancholicgrittyfamily-orientedearnestsentimentalslow-pacedhopefuldramatic

What happens

Oliver Twist is a 1997 American made-for-television film based on Charles Dickens's 1838 novel of the same title. The film was directed by Tony Bill, written by Monte Merrick and Stephen Sommers, and produced by Walt Disney Television. It stars Richard Dreyfuss, Elijah Wood, David O'Hara, and Alex Trench as the titular character. As in most film adaptations of this novel, Monks, Oliver's half-brother, is not in the film. There are other changes as well. The bookseller does not testify for Oliver at his trial, but Rose Maylie does. Most of the changes are minor, but a major one is that when Oliver is taken in by Fagin's gang he himself, and not the Widow Corney, is in possession of his mother's locket, and Oliver has come to London, not just to seek his fortune, but to discover his true identity. Mr. Bumble, Corney's assistant, is only in one scene, and the Widow Corney's role is expanded. As in the musical and the 1968 film Oliver!, Nancy is murdered at London Bridge, not in her bedroom as in the novel. Fagin is not sentenced to death but can escape. Oliver Twist premiered on ABC as part of The Wonderful World of Disney on November 16, 1997. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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