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Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist film poster
Directed by Roman Polański
Produced by Roman Polański,
Robert Benmussa,
Alain Sarde
Written by Charles Dickens (novel),
Ronald Harwood
Starring Ben Kingsley,
Barney Clark,
Edward Hardwicke
Distributed by TriStar Pictures
Release date 11 September 2005
Running time 130 minutes
Language English
Budget ~ €50,000,000
IMDb profile

Oliver Twist is a 2005 film directed by Roman Polański. It is based on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. The screenplay is written by Ronald Harwood. The filming took place in Barrandov Studios (Prague). It stars the handsome young actor (and Londoner) Barney Clark (actor) in the title role. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (509x755, 40 KB)Oliver Twist (2005) film poster File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Roman PolaÅ„ski at Cannes with Adrien Brody, 2002 Roman PolaÅ„ski (born August 18, 1933) is a Franco-Polish film director and actor. ... Roman PolaÅ„ski at Cannes with Adrien Brody, 2002 Roman PolaÅ„ski (born August 18, 1933) is a Franco-Polish film director and actor. ... Dickens redirects here. ... Ronald Harwood (born November 9, 1934 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a playwright and writer. ... Ben Kingsley Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Bhanji on December 31, 1943) is an English actor. ... Barney Ivan S. Clark (born 25 June 1993 in London, England) is a British child actor. ... Edward Hardwicke (born August 7, 1932; sometimes credited as Edward Hardwick) is a British actor, the son of Sir Cedric Hardwicke and actress Helena Pickard. ... The TriStar Pegasus logo, used since 1993. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... Roman PolaÅ„ski at Cannes with Adrien Brody, 2002 Roman PolaÅ„ski (born August 18, 1933) is a Franco-Polish film director and actor. ... Oliver Twist is an 1838 novel by Charles Dickens. ... Dickens redirects here. ... Ronald Harwood (born November 9, 1934 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a playwright and writer. ... Barrandov Studios logo Barrandov Studios are a famous set of film studios in Prague, Czech Republic. ... Prague (Czech: Praha (IPA: ), see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... Barney Ivan S. Clark (born 25 June 1993 in London, England) is a British child actor. ...


Cast

Ben Kingsley Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Bhanji on December 31, 1943) is an English actor. ... Fagin is a fictional character in the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. ... Barney Ivan S. Clark (born 25 June 1993 in London, England) is a British child actor. ... Oliver Twist is an 1838 novel by Charles Dickens. ... Jamie Foreman (1958) is a British actor best known for his roles as Duke in Layer Cake (2004) and Bill Sykes in Roman Polanskis Oliver Twist (2005). ... Bill Sikes is a fictional character in the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. ... Harry Eden as Paul from Pure (2002) Harry Eden (born December 12, 1989 in London) is an English actor who became noted for his role as Nibs in the 2003 movie version of Peter Pan. ... The Artful Dodger is a character in the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. ... Edward Hardwicke (born August 7, 1932; sometimes credited as Edward Hardwick) is a British actor, the son of Sir Cedric Hardwicke and actress Helena Pickard. ... Nancy Sikes is the sympathetic lover of Bill Sikes in the novel Oliver Twist, in its film versions, and in the stage and film version of the musical Oliver!. She was corrupted at the age of six by Fagin, the seemingly lovable (but heartless) villain who has otherwise innocent youths...

Response & Success

This adaptation of Oliver Twist is not generally thought of as a success at the box office or with critics. It has a freshness rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website of 58%, 74 out of 128 reviewers finding it an agreeable film, 54 reviewers denouncing it as deficient, earning it a rating of 6.2/10.


One of its main problems is generally thought to be that the creators seemed to overlook the fact that a successful adaptation of the Dickens' novel had already been made as part of a British TV serial in 1999, only 5 years previous to this adaptation (see Oliver Twist miniseries).


External links

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Oliver Twist (2005 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (220 words)
Oliver Twist is a 2005 film directed by Roman Polański.
It is based on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.
This adaptation of Oliver Twist is not generally thought of as a success at the box office or with critics.
Polanski unveils new children's film 'Oliver Twist'. 25/09/2005. The Space: Arts News. (468 words)
Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski unveiled his latest film Oliver Twist, in which he leaves a large place for the imagination rather than special effects, admitting he is glad he has finally made a film his children can watch.
The film took four months to produce in the studios of Barrandov of Prague where the sets were made by local teams under the close of the French-Polish director.
But Polanski is most proud of the film's construction, describing the structure of the 1838 novel by Dickens as "loose and meandering" due to its publication in series by a weekly newspaper.
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