Oliver Twist (2005) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	September 23, 2005 (Limited) September 30, 2005
On DVD:	January 24, 2006
Genre:	Family, Drama
Director:	Roman Polanski
Writer:	Ronald Harwood
Cast:	Ben Kingsley, Barney Clark, Lewis Chase, Frances Cuka, Jake Curran, Harry Eden, Frank Finlay, Jamie Foreman, Chris Overton, Leanne Rowe, Mark Strong, Jeremy Swift, Joseph Tremain
Studio:	TriStar Pictures
Official site:	sonypictures.com/movies/olivertwist
Running Time:	130 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG-13 for disturbing images

Following their Academy-Award winning film, "The Pianist," director Roman Polanski and writer Ronal Harwood re-imagine Charles Dickens' classic story of a young orphan boy who gets involved with a gang of pickpockets in 19th Century London. Abandoned at an early age, Oliver Twist (Barney Clark) is forced to live in a workhouse lorded over by the awful Mr. Bumble, who cheats the boys of their meager rations. Desperate yet determined, Oliver makes his escape to...

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"Oliver Twist," the latest from director Roman Polanski, is by no means "The Pianist," but still offers a decent adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel. Full movie review »