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Oliver Twist

1948 · 121 min

A grim, atmospheric Victorian tale that balances menace with moments of tenderness, demanding attention through its shadowy cinematography and emotional weight.

Tagline
A Screen Event To Be Remembered For All Time !
Overview
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • crime
  • class
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
David Lean
Written by
Stanley Haynes, David Lean
Starring
John Howard Davies, Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Francis L. Sullivan, Henry Stephenson, Mary Clare, Anthony Newley
Music
Arnold Bax
Cinematography
Guy Green
Runtime
121 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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