Synopsis
An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
117 audience votes
Key crew
- Tony BillDirector
- Van Dyke ParksOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Richard DreyfussFagin
- Elijah WoodThe Artful Dodger
- David O'HaraBill Sikes
- Alex TrenchOliver Twist
- Antoine ByrneNancy
- Olivia CaffreyRose Maylie
- Anthony FiniganMr. Brownlow
- Maria CharlesWidow Corney
- Des BraidenMagistrate
- Eileen ColganMrs. Bedwin
- Eilish MooreCook
- Lisa DwanAgnes
Stills
Themes
london, englandbased on novel or bookorphan19th century