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Binding: DVD
EAN: 0842001880874
Feature: THIS DVD WILL NOT WORK ON STANDARD US DVD PLAYER
Format: PAL
Label: Filmax
Languages: EnglishUnknownSpanishUnknownSpanishSubtitledEnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0SpanishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0
Manufacturer: Filmax
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Filmax
Region Code: 2
Running Time: 105 minutes
Studio: Filmax
Theatrical Release Date: July 30, 1951
Features:- THIS DVD WILL NOT WORK ON STANDARD US DVD PLAYER
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Product Description:
Spain released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Spanish ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Biographies, Interactive Menu, Making Of, Posters, Scene Access, Storyboards, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: The second of director David Lean's adaptations of a Charles Dickens novel (Great Expectations (1946) was the first), Oliver Twist expertly boils down an enormous novel to a little less than two hours' screen time. The film begins with baby Oliver left on the doorstep of an orphanage/workhouse by his unwed mother. Proving a difficult charge to the wicked orphanage official, Oliver (John Howard Davies) is sold into a job as an undertaker's apprentice. He runs away and joins a gang of larcenous street urchins, led by master pickpocket Fagin (Alec Guinness). Oliver is rescued from this life by the kindly Mr. Brownlow (Henry Stephenson); but, with the complicity of evil Bill Sikes (Robert Newton), Fagin abducts Oliver. Sikes' girl friend Nancy (Kay Walsh) restores Oliver to Brownlow, leading to tragic consequences before an ultimately happy ending. Oliver Twist was filmed in England in 1948, but its American release was held up for three years due to the allegedly anti-Semitic portrayal of the duplicitous Fagin. Even in its currently censored form, Oliver Twist is one the best-ever film versions of a Dickens novel. It served as a blueprint for Oliver! (1968), the Oscar-winning musical version.
SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, Venice Film Festival,
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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I have never read Dickens's "Oliver Twist" but I've seen it on film. Last night I watched the David Lean version and came away impressed. It is probably the best film made of the book. However, I couldn't help but break out in song at a number of points in the story. The reason of course is because I have seen "Oliver" on a number of occassions. It is a very good version of the story as well.
There were a couple of comparisons between the two films that really surprised me. I ... Read More
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I rented this movie after listening to the unabridged audiobook and now I am purchasing it. It's a stunning film whether or not you are familiar with the story (for reasons the other reviewers have described so well), but especially if you are a Dickens fan, it's a must see. The lighting, the photography, the acting, the mood of the film is far superior to other versions when it comes to conveying the feel of the book. Remember that the grimness as well as the irony this film conveys are suited ... Read More
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This movie has incredibly beautiful black and white photography. The music by Arnold Bax is a clear winner in my book. A young Anthony Newley is the Artful Dodger - you can't miss that face anywhere.
But I'm writing because of Robert Newton. Known to many as THE Long John Silver, his appearance in this film is frightening. The scene where he kills Nancy is horrendous mainly for what we don't see. The look in his eyes is of madness incarnate. The dog pawing frantically to get away ... Read More
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Having David Lean's Oliver Twist on a Criterion Collection DVD is a dream come true. I've loved this film since I first saw it but was able to see more of it thanks to Criterion. The film has always had a crackly scratchy sound to it and the film was so dark the pictures were difficult to see. Criterion cleans up the negative and shows the film with crisp sound and a great picture. It is very enjoyable and less difficult to make out. If you haven't seen the film, it is definitely one you should. ... Read More
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It's three must-see lessons in character-acting:
Anyone who thinks Alec Guiness can only play nice hasn't seen this. (Also must see KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS where he plays eight characters including an active guy in his early twenties, an old man frozen by Parkinsons' Disease and a woman.)
Robert Newton. Known for saying "Arrrrrrgh, Matey!" To see how incredibly versatile he was, compare this terrifying Sikes to his performance in Hitchcock's JAMAICA INN, where he plays what ... Read More
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