Oliver! (1968)
| Release Date | 26 September 1968 |
| Budget | $10,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $17,000,000 |
| Tagline | More of a Masterpiece Than a Musical! [re-release] |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Family, Musical |
| Country | UK |
| Filming Locations | Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono, 70 mm 6-Track, 4-Track Stereo |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Musical Drama, Childhood Drama |
| Mood | High on Emotion, Mood Enhancers |
| Themes | Down on Their Luck, Orphans, Class Differences, Rags To Riches, Runaways, Authority Figures |
| Tones | Bittersweet, Heartwarming, Merry, Rousing, Humorous, Tearjerking, Atmospheric |
| Tags | Boy, Britain, Childhood, Homeless, Life Of Crime, Love, Musical [play], Orphan, Pickpocket, Search, Songwriter, Underworld |
Oliver! is a 1968 British musical film directed by Carol Reed. The film is based on the stage musical Oliver!, with book, music and lyrics written by Lionel Bart. The screenplay was written by Vernon Harris.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Ron Moody
Fagin
Joseph O'Conor
Mr. Brownlow
Leonard Rossiter
Sowerberry
Sheila White
Bet
Wensley Pithey
Dr. Grimwig
Elizabeth Knight
Charlotte
Fred Emney
Chairman - Workhouse
Edwin Finn
Pauper - Workhouse
Roy Evans
Pauper - Workhouse
Norman Mitchell
Arresting Policeman
Robert Bartlett
Fagin's Boy
Graham Buttrose
Fagin's Boy
Jeffrey Chandler
Fagin's Boy
Kirk Clugston
Fagin's Boy
Dempsey Cook
Fagin's Boy
Christopher Duff
Fagin's Boy
Nigel Grice
Fagin's Boy
Ronnie Johnson
Fagin's Boy
Nigel Kingsley
Fagin's Boy
Robert Langley
Fagin's Boy
Brian Lloyd
Fagin's Boy
Peter Lock
Fagin's Boy
Clive Moss
Fagin's Boy
Ian Ramsey
Fagin's Boy
Peter Renn
Fagin's Boy
Billy Smith
Fagin's Boy
Kim Smith
Fagin's Boy
Freddie Stead
Fagin's Boy
Raymond Ward
Fagin's Boy
John Watters
Fagin's Boy
Frank Crawshaw
Workhouse Governor
Harry Fielder
Smart gent
Peter Hoare
Clerk of Court
Anthony Kemp
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Arnold Locke
Workhouse Governor
Jane Peach
Rose - Maid
Norman Pitt
Workhouse Governor
Nosher Powell
Man
Keith Roberts
Policeman Magistrate's Court
Vernon White
Baker Boy Dancer
Director
Writer
Vernon Harris
Producer
John Woolf
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Oswald Morris
Editor
Ralph Kemplen
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Casting Director
Jenia Reissar
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Production Designer
John Box
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Art Director
Terence Marsh
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Costume Designer
Phyllis Dalton
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Makeup Department
George Frost
makeup supervisor
Bobbie Smith
chief hair stylist
Hugh Richards
makeup artist
Production Manager
Denis Johnson
production supervisor
Denis Johnson Jr.
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Colin M. Brewer
assistant director
Ray Corbett
assistant director: second unit
Mike Higgins
second assistant director: second unit
Chris Kenny
third assistant director
Art Department
Robert Cartwright
assistant art director
Vernon Dixon
set dresser
Peter Dukelow
construction manager
Percy Godbold
production buyer
Ken Muggleston
set dresser
Roy Walker
assistant art director
Sound Department
Buster Ambler
sound recordist
John Cox
sound supervisor
Jim Groom
sound editor
Bob Jones
sound recordist
Tony Dawe
adr and sound effects mixer
Special Effects
Alan Bryce
special effects
Stunts
Nosher Powell
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Freddie Cooper
camera operator
Brian West
photographer: second unit
Maurice Gillett
supervising electrician
Bob Penn
still photographer
Costume and Wardrobe Department
John Wilson-Apperson
wardrobe supervisor
Editorial Department
Marcel Durham
assistant film editor
Michael R. Sloan
assistant editor
Sati Tooray
colorist
Music Department
Dusty Buck
music coordinator
Johnny Green
music arranger: choral, conductor, orchestrator, music arranger, music supervisor
Robert Hathaway
associate music editor
Ray Holder
choreographic music layouts
Eric Rogers
associate music supervisor, additional orchestrator
Ken Runyon
music editor
Onna White
musical sequences stager
Other Crew
Donald Albery
produced by arrangement and in association with
Graham Barkley
title backgrounds designer
George Baron
assistant choreographer
Pamela Davies
continuity
Larry Oaks
assistant choreographer
Loretta Ordewer
production secretary
Tom Panko
associate choreographer
Onna White
choreographer
Kathe Green
singing double: Mark Lester
Patrick Isherwood
assistant accountant
Production Company
Romulus Films
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Warwick Film Productions
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Distributor
Columbia Pictures
,
Columbia Pictures Corporation
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Columbia TriStar
Miscellaneous
Sunset Gower Studios
sound stages
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Music by Lionel Bart
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