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
IMDb6.7/10
29 audience votes
Key crew
- Clive DonnerDirector
- James GoldmanWriter
Cast
- George C. ScottFagin
- Tim CurryBill Sikes
- Richard CharlesOliver Twist
- Michael HordernMr. Brownlow
- Timothy WestMr. Bumble
- Eileen AtkinsMrs. Mann
- Cherie LunghiNancy
- Oliver CottonMonks
- Lysette AnthonyOliver's Mother
- Timothy Spall1st Constable
- Martin TempestThe Artful Dodger
- Dominic MartelliFagin's Gang
Stills
Themes
pickpocketorphan