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Oliver Twist

When:

The 1820s The 1830s

A Screen Event To Be Remembered For All Time ! — 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.

Released in 1948 — 116 minutes

Genres:

Adventure Drama Family

Language:

English