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Oliver Twist

Year:

2005

Duration:

130 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama

IMDB rate:

6.9

Director:

Roman Polanski

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2005-09-30

Filming Locations: Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $68,447 (USA) (25 September 2005)

Gross: $1,987,287 (USA) (16 October 2005)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jeremy Swift

Oliver Twist

Barney Clark

Oliver Twist

Ian McNeice

Mr. Limbkins

Richard Durden

Unkind Board Member

Timothy Bateson

Parson / Man with a Punch

Andy de la Tour

Workhouse Master

Filip Hess

Workhouse Boy (as Filip Hes)

Andreas Papadopoulos

Workhouse Boy

Laurie Athey

Workhouse Boy

Joseph Tremain

Hungry Boy

Peter Copley

Dining Hall Master

Andy Linden

Mr. Gamfield - the Chimney Sweep

John Nettleton

1st Magistrate

Tony Noble

2nd Magistrate

Michael Heath

Mr. Sowerberry

Gillian Hanna

Mrs. Sowerberry

Teresa Churcher

Charlotte

Chris Overton

Noah Claypole

Gerard Horan

Farmer

Morgane Polanski

Farmer's Daughter

Liz Smith

Old Woman

Harry Eden

Artful Dodger

Levi Hayes

Nicky

Ben Kingsley

Fagin

Lewis Chase

Charley Bates

Leanne Rowe

Nancy

Ophelia Lovibond

Bet

Elvis Polanski

Boy with Hoop

Edward Hardwicke

Mr. Brownlow

Patrick Godfrey

Bookseller

Anezka Novak

Woman in Street

Andy Camm

Policeman

Alun Armstrong

Magistrate Fang

Frank Mills

Elderly Officer

Jamie Foreman

Bill Sykes

Turbo

Bullseye

David Meeking

Policeman in Court

Frances Cuka

Mrs. Bedwin

Paul Brooke

Mr. Grimwig

Andrea Miltner

Other Woman in Street

Kaeren Revell

Other Woman in Street

Kay Raven

Woman at Window

Mark Strong

Toby Crackit

Jake Curran

Barney

Lizzy Le Quesne

Barmaid

Robert Orr

Man in Pub

Paul Eden

Barman

Nick Stringer

Inspector Blather

James Babson

Policeman

Richard Ridings

Warder

Martin Konecný

Orphan (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In Europe, this film grossed more than five times the amount that it grossed in the U.S., bringing its take to about US$40 million, though it remained a box office flop.

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Most of the sets designed were inspired by the work of the famous illustrator Gustave Doré (although Doré never did actually illustrate any of Charles Dickens' novels).

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Director Roman Polanski's children have parts in the film. Morgane Polanski plays the farmer's daughter and Elvis Polanski plays the boy with the hoop.

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Goofs

Flipped shot: At 46:55, after Oliver is punched in the face while running from the crowd, the lettering on a hand held sign ('ELECTION') is backwards.

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When Oliver first meets Nancy, two women and the Artful Dodger play a card game. Dodger asks Nancy to cut the deck in half, and she splits the card into two piles. When Dodger returns them into two piles, he puts the half that was originally on top, on top again. He might have been cheating, but this could also be an error in the film.

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When Oliver runs away from Mr. Sowerberry's house to London, his shoes keep changing between shots. He is shown wearing shoes both with and without laces. When he sits and has his meal under the cart in the rain, his shoes do not have laces. Immediately after that, the shoes have laces.

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Quotes

Oliver Twist: Excuse me sir... did you knock?

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Artful Dodger: You may start by jappaning my trotter case. In plain English, clean my boots.

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Mrs. Sowerberry: Is the boy mad?

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