Oliver Twist Movie Review 2000

The umpteenth version of the Dickens saga is a well-done British miniseries that includes the backstory of Oliver's parents, an inheritance, scheming relatives, and finally young Oliver (Smith) himself and his adventures with Fagin (Lindsay) and the criminal elements of London.

Distribution

The Video Collection, PO Box 2284, South Burlington, VT 05407-2284

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 360 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Period Piece: 19th Century, Adoption & Orphans, Books to Film: Charles Dickens, Homeless, London, Childhood Visions, Hard Knock Life

Screenplay

Alan Bleasdale

Cast

Sam Smith, Robert Lindsay, Andy Serkis, Emily Woof, Julie Walters, Michael Kitchen, Annette Crosbie, Alex Crowley, David Ross, Tim Dutton, Lindsay Duncan, Sophia Myles, Keira Knightley

Cinematography

Walter McGill

Director

Renny Rye

Music

Elvis Costello, Paul Pritchard