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Release Date: 1968 Cast: Kenneth Cranham, Sheila White, Shani Wallis, Jack Wild, Leonard Rossiter, Ron Moody, Megs Jenkins, Hugh Griffith, Joseph O'Conor, Oliver Reed, Mark Lester, Wensley Pithey ...MORE
Cast: Kenneth Cranham, Sheila White, Shani Wallis, Jack Wild, Leonard Rossiter, Ron Moody, Megs Jenkins, Hugh Griffith, Joseph O'Conor, Oliver Reed, Mark Lester, Wensley Pithey, James Hayter, Harry Secombe, Hylda Baker, Peggy Mount ...LESS
Categories: Movies, Musical, Family Film, Musical Drama, Childhood Drama Oliver! is a 1968 British musical film directed by Carol Reed. The film is based on the stage musical Oliver!, with book, music and lyrics written by Lionel Bart. The screenplay was written by Vernon Harris.
Both the film and play are based on Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist. The musical includes several musical standards, including "Food, Glorious Food", "Consider Yourself", "As Long as He Needs Me", "You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two" and "Where Is Love?".
The film version was a Romulus Films production and was distributed internationally by Columbia Pictures. It was filmed in... MORE
Oliver! is a 1968 British musical film directed by Carol Reed. The film is based on the stage musical Oliver!, with book, music and lyrics written by Lionel Bart. The screenplay was written by Vernon Harris.
Both the film and play are based on Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist. The musical includes several musical standards, including "Food, Glorious Food", "Consider Yourself", "As Long as He Needs Me", "You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two" and "Where Is Love?".
The film version was a Romulus Films production and was distributed internationally by Columbia Pictures. It was filmed in Shepperton Film Studio in Surrey.
At the 41st Academy Awards in 1969, Oliver! , which had earlier been nominated for eleven Academy Awards, won six, including Awards for Best Picture, and Best Director for Carol Reed. At the 26th Golden Globe Awards the film won two Golden Globes for Best Film - Musical or Comedy, and Best Actor - Musical or Comedy for Ron Moody.
The film used mostly young unknowns: Ron Moody ( Fagin), Mark Lester (Oliver), Shani Wallis (Nancy) and Jack Wild as The Artful Dodger , but also had some 'big names' (Oliver Reed as Bill Sikes, Harry Secombe as Mr Bumble, British classical LESS
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