Oliver Twist (1948)

115 min · Adventure, Drama, drama film

Popularity4.5/5

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

David Lean

Cast

Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, John Howard Davies, Robert Newton, Francis L. Sullivan, Henry Stephenson, Mary Clare, Anthony Newley, Josephine Stuart, Ralph Truman, Kathleen Harrison, Gibb McLaughlin

The story

A young pregnant woman limps through a thunderstorm to Parish Workhouse, giving birth before dying. Her nurse, "Old Sally", covetously eyes her gold locket. The delivering doctor sighs, "The old story.

Catalogue themes and tags

Child Abuse, London, Orphanage, Pickpocket, Poverty, Second-hand dealer, Victorian England, Waisenkinder, Crime Fiction, Family Film, Drama, Adventure, Film adaptation

Genres

Adventure, Drama, drama film

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