Ad
related to: oliver twist movie 1951
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Oliver Twist is a 1948 British film and the second of David Lean's two film adaptations of Charles Dickens novels. Following his 1946 version of Great Expectations, Lean re-assembled much of the same team for his adaptation of Dickens' 1838 novel, including producers Ronald Neame and Anthony Havelock-Allan, cinematographer Guy Green, designer John Bryan and editor Jack Harris.
Oliver Twist (1909 film) Oliver Twist (1912 American film) Oliver Twist (1912 British film) Oliver Twist (1916 film) Oliver Twist (1919 film) Oliver Twist (1922 film) Oliver Twist (1933 film) Oliver Twist (1948 film) Oliver Twist (1982 TV film) Oliver Twist (1997 film) Oliver Twist (2005 film) Oliver Twist, Jr. Oliver! (film)
Oliver Twist has been the subject of numerous adaptations, including the 1948 film of the same name, starring Alec Guinness as Fagin; a highly successful musical, Oliver! (itself adapted into the Oscar -winning 1968 film ), and Disney's 1988 animated feature film Oliver & Company .
John Howard Davies (9 March 1939 – 22 August 2011) [1] was an English director, producer and former child actor.He became famous for appearing in the title role of David Lean's film adaptation of Oliver Twist (1948).
Oliver Twist was hurt financially when it was subjected to boycotts in Germany and the United States for perceived anti-semitism. The make-up of Alec Guinness, who portrayed Fagin, was based on George Cruikshank's original illustrations for the Dickens novel, and it was considered anti-semitic by some as it was felt to perpetrate Jewish racial stereotypes. [2]
Oliver Twist (1948) as Bill Sikes; Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948) as Harry Carter; Obsession (1949) as Dr. Clive Riordan; Treasure Island (1950) as Long John Silver; Waterfront (1950) as Peter McCabe; Soldiers Three (1951) as Private Bill Sykes; Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) as Dr. Thomas Arnold; Les Misérables (1952) as Etienne Javert
Kathleen Walsh (15 November 1911 – 16 April 2005) was an English actress, dancer, and screenwriter. Her film career prospered after she met her future husband, film director David Lean, with whom she worked on productions such as In Which We Serve and Oliver Twist.
Clive Stanley Donner (21 January 1926 – 6 September 2010) [1] [2] was a British film director who was part of the British New Wave, directing films such as The Caretaker, Nothing but the Best, What's New Pussycat?, and Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush. He also directed television movies and commercials through the mid-1990s. [1]