| Actors: Lysette Anthony, Ben Rodska, Eric Porter, Michael Attwell, Pip Donaghy Director: Gareth Davies Creators: Mike Bloore, Terrance Dicks, Alexander Baron Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Television, Mystery & Suspense Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Television, Mystery & Suspense Studio: BBC Warner Format: DVD - Color - Closed-captioned DVD Release Date: 09/06/2005 Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/1985 Release Year: 2005 Run Time: 6hr 0min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages: English |
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  | Oliver Twist BBC, 1985 Actors: Lysette Anthony, Ben Rodska, Eric Porter, Michael Attwell, Pip Donaghy Director: Gareth Davies Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Television, Mystery & Suspense NR 2005 6hr 0min The classic story of the poor orphan, Oliver experiences the terror and brutality of the criminal world with his companions: a pickpocket, a thief, a prostitute, and a fence. Born and raised in the appalling deprivation of... more » |
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Member Movie Reviews C.B. K. from RIO RANCHO, NM Reviewed on 10/11/2009... Legendary characters come to vivid life in this magnificent BBC production of Dickens' most beloved tale, the story of the poor boy who asked for more. Dickens once wrote, "I wished to show, in little Oliver, the principle of good surviving through every adverse circumstance, and triumphing at last." Bonus PrograM; An Audience with Charles Dickens: Sikes and Nancy--In this 30-minute film, Simon Callow recreates the author's most famous public reading--the scene between Sikes and Nancy from "Oliver Twist".
Movie ReviewsDickens Classic with Dickensian Details! M. Davis | Comfort, TX USA | 03/08/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "This version of Oliver Twist was a real pleasure! While a dramatization that stays fairly close to the original, the producers did this one right by giving it the time it needed. While the cast is of people little-known in the US, fans of classic literature should sit up and take notice of this one. Ben Rodska does a wonderful portrayal of Oliver Twist that really brings home just how difficult life was in the workhouse. Dickens' book brought the plight of the poor into the public light in Britain, causing the dismantlement of the workhouse system and the poor laws. The actors and acresses in this episodic telling of the story convincingly prove to the viewer just how bad life could be in the early-to-mid 1800s. Bill Sikes is frighteningly well played. Fagin is absolutely disreputable. Nancy is pitiable and trapped in a life filled with misery--and knows it. Performed in twelve half-hour episodes, Oliver Twist has a simple musical score that enhances the rich visual imagery. People and places abound. This is the England of 1825 you long to see. Oliver says it best: "Please, sir. I want some more!"" The ultimate version! pelle4fant | Detroit, MI USA | 09/06/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "I have been waiting for this version, as it is , in my opinion, vastly superior to many of the newer version. The characters stay with you for a long time to come, and I have found myself using this a the yardstick to measure others with. It is funny touching, absorbing, gripping and a highly satisfactory production. To praise one character over the rest of the cast is not fair. Eric Porter, of course, is welknown, whereas the rest are fairly unfamiliar, but everybody does a splendid job. If you don't know this version! You are in for a treat!" Very good... just a bit drawn out at times. J. W. Zimmerman | 08/12/2006 (4 out of 5 stars) "Very good rendition... a few segments are a bit drawn out at times... and a number of the shots are very dark (lighting)... I guess to simulate the pre-electric point in time. Made it difficult to "see" some of the details in the scenes though. Well worth the sale price that I was able to obtain."
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