DVD

Oliver!

Bart, Lionel. (Added Author). Albery, Donald. (Added Author). Harris, Vernon, 1905-1999 (Added Author). Woolf, John, 1913-1999 (Added Author). Reed, Carol, 1906-1976 (Added Author). Moody, Ron. (Added Author). Wallis, Shani, 1933- (Added Author). Reed, Oliver, 1938-1999 (Added Author). Secombe, Harry. (Added Author). Griffith, Hugh, 1912-1980 (Added Author). Lester, Mark, 1958- (Added Author). Wild, Jack, 1952-2006 (Added Author). Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Oliver Twist. (Added Author). Columbia Pictures Corporation. (Added Author). Romulus Productions. (Added Author). Warwick Film Productions (Firm) (Added Author). Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Ron Moody (Fagin), Shani Wallis (Nancy), Oliver Reed (Bill Sikes), Harry Secombe (Mr. Bumble), Hugh Griffith (The Magistrate), Mark Lester (Oliver), Jack Wild (The Artful Dodger), Joseph O'Conor (Mr. Brownlow), Peggy Mount (Mrs. Bumble), Hylda Baker (Mrs. Sowerberry), Megs Jenkins (Mrs. Bedwin), Leonard Rossiter (Sowerberry), James Hayter (Mr. Jessop), Sheila White (Bet), Kenneth Cranham (Noah Claypole). (Cast).

Summary: A young orphan, Oliver is left to fend for himself until he is befriended by a band of young thieves who quickly train him in their craft. But Oliver is not content to be a thief--for he knows that life holds great joys and true happiness cannot be stolen--but must be earned. Arguably the last great old-fashioned movie musical to receive near-universal critical acclaim, Oliver! first hit screens more than 37 years ago. As transformed into a film, the timeless West End and Broadway show remains incredibly faithful to the classic work of literature by Charles Dickens, dank and dark, an anomaly of song-and-dance cinema. A film of many facets, it is both a warts-and-all view of Victorian London, an adaptation of a classic novel, a salient slice of significant social commentary, and a rip-roaring tune-filled toe tapper to boot.

Record details

ISBN: 9780767813266
ISBN: 076781326X
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [London] : Warwick Film Productions ; Burbank, CA Columbia Pictures Corp., c2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Double sided format. Freely adapted from Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist." Originally produced as a British motion picture in 1968. Special features Side A: Theatrical trailer (4 min.); 1968 featurette (8 min.) Photo gallery [slide show].
Formatted Contents Note:	Side A: Start -- "Overture" -- Opening credits -- "Food, Glorious Food" -- "Oliver!" -- "Boy for Sale" -- "Where is Love?" -- "Consider Yourself" -- Fagin -- "Pick a Pocket or Two" -- Bill Sikes -- "It's a Fine Life" -- "I'll Do Anything" -- "Be Back Soon" -- His first job -- Intermission (87 min.) Side B: "Entr'acte" -- "Who Will Buy?" -- "As Long As He Needs Me" -- Kidnapped -- "Reviewing the Situation" -- Locket -- Nancy & Mrs. Brownlow -- On the job -- "Oom-Pah-Pah" -- London Bridge -- Bullseye -- Making their escapes -- On the beam -- "Reviewing the Situation" -- End credits -- "Exit Music" (66 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; film editor, Ralph Kemplen ; music supervised, arranged and conducted by John Green ; choreography and musical sequences staged by Onna White ; production designer, John Box ; art director, Terence Marsh ; costume designer, Phyllis Dalton.
Participant or Performer Note:	Ron Moody (Fagin), Shani Wallis (Nancy), Oliver Reed (Bill Sikes), Harry Secombe (Mr. Bumble), Hugh Griffith (The Magistrate), Mark Lester (Oliver), Jack Wild (The Artful Dodger), Joseph O'Conor (Mr. Brownlow), Peggy Mount (Mrs. Bumble), Hylda Baker (Mrs. Sowerberry), Megs Jenkins (Mrs. Bedwin), Leonard Rossiter (Sowerberry), James Hayter (Mr. Jessop), Sheila White (Bet), Kenneth Cranham (Noah Claypole).
Target Audience Note:	MPAA Rating: Rated G; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 2.35:1.
Language Note:	In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English or French; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Winner, 1968 Academy Awards for Best Sound; Best Art Direction-Set Decoration: John Box, Terence Marsh, Vernon Dixon, Ken Muggleston; Best Music, Score of a Musical Picture (Original or Adaptation): Johnny Green; Best Director: Carol Reed; Best Picture: John Woolf. Winner, 1969 Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture-Musical/Comedy, Best Motion Picture Actor-Musical/Comedy: Ron Moody.