Oliver Twist (1948 film)

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Lean
Written by	David Lean; Stanley Haynes
Based on	Oliver Twist ; 1837 novel; by Charles Dickens
Produced by	Ronald Neame; Anthony Havelock-Allan
Starring	Alec Guinness; Robert Newton; Kay Walsh; John Howard Davies; Anthony Newley; Diana Dors;
Cinematography	Guy Green
Edited by	Jack Harris
Music by	Arnold Bax
Production; company	Cineguild
Distributed by	General Film Distributors
Release date	22 June 1948 (London);
Running time	116 minutes (UK)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£371,500
Box office	£380,400

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. Lean's then-wife, Kay Walsh, who had collaborated on the screenplay for Great Expectations, played the role of Nancy. John Howard Davies was cast as Oliver, while Alec Guinness portrayed Fagin and Robert Newton played Bill Sykes (Bill Sikes in the novel).

In 1999, the British Film Institute placed it at 46th in its list of the top 100 British films. In 2005 it was named in the BFI list of the 50 films you should see by the age of 14.

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^ ^a ^b Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 354. Income is in terms of producer's share of receipts.