Oliver Twist (1948)
| Release Date | 28 June 1948 |
| Genre | Drama, Crime, Adventure |
| Country | UK |
| Filming Locations | Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Period Film, Childhood Drama, Melodrama |
| Mood | In a Minor Key |
| Themes | Orphans, Social Injustice |
| Tones | Gritty, Melancholy, Understated, Gloomy, Bittersweet, Earthy, Atmospheric |
| Tags | Boy, Kidnap, Labor [work], Orphan, Pickpocket, Poverty, Undertaker, Urchin |
Oliver Twist (1948) is the second of David Lean's two film adaptations of Charles Dickens novels. Following the success of his 1946 version of Great Expectations, Lean re-assembled much of the same team for his next film, including producers Ronald Neame and Anthony Havelock-Allan, cinematographer Guy Green, designer John Bryan and editor Jack Harris. Lean's then-wife, Kay Walsh, who had collaborated on the screenplay for Great Expectations, played the role of Nancy.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Ralph Truman
Monks
Gibb McLaughlin
Mr. Sowerberry
Amy Veness
Mrs. Bedwin
Frederick Lloyd
Dr. Grimwig
John Howard Davies
Oliver Twist
Henry Edwards
Police Official
Michael Dear
Noah Claypole
Michael Ripper
Barney
Peter Bull
Landlord of 'Three Cripples'
Deidre Doyle
Old Sally Thingummy
Kenneth Downey
Workhouse Master
W.G. Fay
Bookseller
Edie Martin
Annie
Fay Middleton
Martha
Graveley Edwards
Mr. Fang
John Potter
Charlie Bates
Maurice Jones
Workhouse Doctor
Betty Paul
Singer at 'Three Cripples'
Nosher Powell
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Eustace Shipman
Doctor Who Delivers Oliver
Paul Stockman
Fagin's gang member
Dennis Wyndham
Man In Street Who Punches Oliver
Director
Writer
Stanley Haynes
Eric Ambler
contributor to screenplay
Producer
Original Music
Arnold Bax
Cinematographer
Guy Green
Editor
Jack Harris
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Casting Director
Dennis Van Thal
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Set Decorator
T. Hopewell Ash
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Claude Momsay
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Costume Designer
Margaret Furse
Makeup Department
Stuart Freeborn
make-up
George Blackler
make-up associate
Biddy Chrystal
hairdresser
Production Manager
Norman Spencer
production manager
Pat MacDonnell
assistant production manager
Bob McNaught
assistant production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Pollock
assistant director
Chuck Simpson
second assistant director
Art Department
John Bryan
set designer
T. Hopewell Ash
assistant art director
Claude Mauncy
set dresser
Geoffrey Woodward
assistant art director
Sound Department
Stanley Lambourne
sound recordist
Gordon K. McCallum
sound recordist
Winston Ryder
sound editor
George Paternoster
boom operator
Special Effects
Stanley Grant
special effects
Joan Suttie
special effects
Visual Effects
Les Bowie
matte painter
Camera and Electrical Department
Oswald Morris
camera operator
Jim Body
focus puller
John Godar
focus puller
Alan Hume
focus puller
Charles Trigg
still photographer
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dorothy Edwards
wardrobe mistress
Bob Rayner
wardrobe master
Editorial Department
Clive Donner
second assistant editor
Music Department
The Philharmonia Orchestra Of London
performers: "The 'Oliver' Themes"
John Huntley
music staff
Other Crew
J. Arthur Rank
presenter
Maggie Unsworth
continuity
Wenham Bill
production assistant
Stuart Chant
publicist
Iris Dalton
production secretary
Vicky Fuggle
production secretary
Production Company
Cineguild
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Distributor
General Film Distributors (GFD)
Eagle-Lion Films
United Artists
Criterion Collection, The
Janus Films
KOCH Media Deutschland GmbH
LW Editora
Pickwick Video
Rank Video Library
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Blithe Spirit (1945)
Breaking the Sound Barrier (1952)
Brief Encounter (1945)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Great Expectations (1946)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
In Which We Serve (1942)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Madeleine (1950)
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Summertime (1955)
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