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Oliver Twist (1948)
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Production Credits
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Production Company:
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Cineguild, for the J. Arthur Rank Org.
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Producer:
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Ronald Neame
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Director:
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David Lean
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Assistant Director:
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George Pollock
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Screenplay:
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David Lean and Stanley Haynes
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Based on the book by:
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Charles Dickens
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Photography:
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Guy Greene
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Camera Operator:
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Oswald Morris
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Production Designer:
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John Bryan
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Editor:
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Jack Harris
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Costumes:
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Margaret Furse
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Running Time:
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116 minutes-10,436 ft.
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104 minutes (U.S. release)
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Distribution:
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Eagle Lion (G.B.)
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United Artist (U.S)
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Released:
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June 22, 1948 (G.B.)
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July 1951 (US)
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Cast Credits
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Bill Sikes:
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Robert Newton
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Fagin:
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Alec Guinness
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Nancy:
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Kay Walsh
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Mr. Bumble:
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Francis L. Sullivan
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Mr. Brownlow:
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Henry Stephenson
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Mrs. Corney, The Matron:
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Mary Clare
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Oliver Twist:
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John Howard Davies
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Oliver's Mother:
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Josephine Stuart
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Film Facts
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The actor who played Oliver Twist, John Davies, was not chosen until Lean was already into production for the film. Mr. Davies was chosen from over 1,500 applicants
British Academy Awards
Best British Film (nomination)
Venice Film Festival
Golden Lion (nomination)
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