Projects » Oliver Twist

Production Year: 1997
Directed by: Tony Bill
Genre: Drama
Rating: 6.2/10 (349 votes)
Runtime: 91 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Certification: Germany:6 / UK:PG / USA:Unrated

Plot Outline: Charles Dicken's classical story about the young orphan boy in 1837 England is again re-filmed in grand fashion.

Awards

Oliver Twist was nominated for Emmy. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations.

• American Society of Cinematographers, USA 1998 - Nominated
  Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Pilots, Bing Sokolsky.
• Chicago International Children's Film Festival 1997 - WON
  Children's Jury Award - Certificate of Merit, Feature Film or Video, Tony Bill.
• Emmy Awards 1998 - Nominated
  Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special, Matthew W. Mungle (makeup artist), Ken Jennings (makeup supervisor).
• Young Artist Awards 1998 - Nominated
  Best Family TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series - Network
  Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series - Young Actor Age Ten or Under, Alex Trench.
• YoungStar Awardss 1998 - WON
  Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Miniseries/Made-for-TV Movie, Elijah Wood.

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss .... Fagin
Elijah Wood .... The Artful Dodger
David O'Hara .... Bill Sikes
Alex Trench .... Oliver Twist
Antoine Byrne .... Nancy
Olivia Caffrey .... Rose Maylie
Anthony Finigan .... Mr. Brownlow
Maria Charles .... Widow Corney
Des Braiden .... Magistrate
Eileen Colgan .... Mrs. Bedwin
Eilish Moore .... Cook
Lisa Dwan .... Agnes
Conor Evans .... Chief Constable
A.J. Kennedy .... Police Constable
Jeffrey O'Toole .... Hugh

Quotes

Oliver: "And you Dodger, you're my friend".
The Artful Dodger: "Huh! A friend's just an enemy in disguse. You can't trust nobody."

Related Photos

Captures . Promotional Stills

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Last updated: May 2008