Movie Description A rousing film version of Lionel Bart's musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic novel, OLIVER! stars Ron Moody as Fagin and Mark Lester as the eponymous hero. The orphaned Oliver escapes to London from a dreary workhouse and is taken in by a gang of young pickpockets who work for master thief Fagin while learning their trade. When he's falsely accused of stealing from the gang by the fearsome Bill Sikes (Oliver Reed), Oliver begins to realize that he has more friends than he had thought.
| Credits | | Producer: | John Woolf | | Cast: | Edwin Finn, Fred Emney, Hylda Baker, James Hayter, Leonard Rossiter, Megs Jenkins, Peggy Mount, Sheila White |
Notes Oliver Reed, who plays Bill Sikes, is Carol Reed's nephew.
The budget for this film was allegedly $10 million.
Editorial Reviews "...[Reed has] one of the juiciest roles of his career as the murderous Bill Sykes..." Total Film - Paul Roland (03/01/2001)
Awards 1968Academy AwardsBest Adapted or Musical Song/ScoreJohnny Green, 1968Academy AwardsBest Art Direction - Set Decoration, 1968Academy AwardsBest Art Direction - Set DecorationTerence Marsh, 1968Academy AwardsBest DirectorCarol Reed, 1968Academy AwardsBest Picture, 1968Academy AwardsBest Sound
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