Oliver Twist (2005 film)

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist film poster
Directed by	Roman Polanski
Produced by	Roman Polanski Robert Benmussa Alain Sarde
Written by	Ronald Harwood (based on the novel by Charles Dickens)
Starring	Ben Kingsley Barney Clark Leanne Rowe Mark Strong Jamie Foreman Harry Eden Edward Hardwicke Ian McNeice
Music by	Rachel Portman
Cinematography	Paweł Edelman
Editing by	Hervé de Luze
Distributed by	TriStar Pictures
Release date(s)	11 September 2005
Running time	130 min.
Language	English
Budget	€50,000,000
IMDb profile

Oliver Twist is a 2005 film directed by Roman Polanski. It is based on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. The screenplay is by Ronald Harwood. The plot is considerably simplified in the film, omitting Monks (Oliver's half-brother) and the Maylie family, as well as all of the far-fetched coincidences of the novel, but several scenes that have never been included in film versions of the story are faithfully re-enacted here. The filming took place in Barrandov Studios (Prague). It stars the actor (and Londoner) Barney Clark in the title role.

Cast

• Ben Kingsley – Fagin
• Barney Clark – Oliver Twist
• Jamie Foreman – Bill Sikes
• Harry Eden – The Artful Dodger
• Edward Hardwicke – Mr. Brownlow
• Leann Rowe – Nancy
• Ian McNeice – Mr. Limbkins
• Timothy Bateson – Parson
• Andy de la Tour – Workhouse Master
• Gerard Horan – Farmer
• Morgane Polanski – Farmer's Daughter
• Liz Smith – Old Woman
• Elvis Polanski – Boy with Hoop
• Patrick Godfrey – Bookseller
• Alun Armstrong – Magistrate Fang

External links

• Official site
• Official site
• Official site of Spain
• Oliver Twist at the Internet Movie Database
• Oliver Twist at Rotten Tomatoes
• Oliver Twist at Metacritic
• Oliver Twist at Box Office Mojo