Oliver Twist
Brief Synopsis
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Abandoned at an early age, Oliver Twist is forced to live in a workhouse lorded over by the awful Mr. Bumble, who cheats the boys of their meager rations. Desperate yet determined, Oliver makes his escape to the streets of London. Penniless and alone, he is lured into a world of crime by the sinister Fagin--the mastermind of a gang of pint-sized pickpockets. Oliver's rescue by the kindly Mr. Brownlow is only the beginning of a series of adventures that lead him to the promise of a better life.
Cast & Crew
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Roman Polanski
Director
Robert Orr
Andy Linden
Flip Hes
Harry Eden
Patrick Godfrey
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Crime
Drama
Period
Release Date
2005
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Prague, Czech Republic; United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 10m
Synopsis
Abandoned at an early age, Oliver Twist is forced to live in a workhouse lorded over by the awful Mr. Bumble, who cheats the boys of their meager rations. Desperate yet determined, Oliver makes his escape to the streets of London. Penniless and alone, he is lured into a world of crime by the sinister Fagin--the mastermind of a gang of pint-sized pickpockets. Oliver's rescue by the kindly Mr. Brownlow is only the beginning of a series of adventures that lead him to the promise of a better life.
Director
Roman Polanski
Director
Cast
Robert Orr
Andy Linden
Flip Hes
Harry Eden
Patrick Godfrey
John Nettleton
Tony Noble
Gillian Hanna
Levi Hayes
Ophelia Lovibond
Liz Smith
James Babson
Lizzy Le Quesne
Paul Eden
Jan Kodera
Lead Man
Andreas Papadopoulos
Jeremy Swift
Ian Mcneice
Lewis Chase
Barney Clark
Peter Copley
Nick Stringer
Andrea Miltner
Ben Kingsley
Kay Raven
Andy De La Tour
Michael Heath
Leanne Rowe
Jamie Foreman
Richard Durden
Edward Hardwicke
Morgane Polanski
Kaeren Revell
Timothy Bateson
Chris Overton
Jake Curran
Andy Camm
Gerald Horan
Frances Cuka
Anezka Novak
Joseph Tremain
Richard Ridings
Mark Strong
Alun Armstrong
Elvis Polanski
Teresa Churcher
Crew
Malgosia Abramowska
Assistant
Anna Adamaszek
Art Department
Phillippe Amouroux
Foley Recordist
Catherine Athon
Post-Production
Jille Azis
Set Decorator
Armin Bach
Best Boy
Sylvie Balloy
Accountant
Ota Bares
Animal Trainer
Bara Barova
Property Master
Alice Bartosova
Graphic Designer
Iva Bartova
Costumes
Karel Bastar
Electrician
Sylvette Baudrot
Script Coordinator
Michele Baylis
Makeup Artist
Nicolas Becker
Foley Artist
Jan Belohradsky
Electrician
Dr. Borek Benes
Medic
Robert Benmussa
Producer
Tomas Beseda
Electrician
Nancy Bishop
Casting Director
Jan Blazicek
Scenic Artist
Milan Blazko
Studio Camera Operator
Jean-marie Blondel
Sound Mixer
Antonin Bocek
Generator Operator
Ondrej Bocek
Gaffer
Marketa Bockova
Coordinator
Jean-denis Borel
Other
Dennis Bosher
Art Department
Ales Bosticka
Production Manager
Loik Bouineau
Digital Effects Artist
Katia Boutin
Dialogue Editor
Katia Boutin
Audio Mixer
Jumbo Brightwell
Song Performer
Milos Brosinger
Special Effects Technician
Manfred Buettner
Visual Effects Producer
Miloslav Bulvas
Props
Timothy Burrill
Executive Producer
David Bush
Visual Effects Supervisor
Lionel Cassan
Editor
Vaclav Cerny
Swing Gang
Tomas Cervenka
Sound Engineer
Daniel Champagnon
Line Producer
Daniel Champgnon
Production Manager
Roy Chapman
Propman
Jonathan Cheetham
Compositing Supervisor
Arnaud Chelet
Digital Effects Artist
Olivier Chiavassa
Film Lab
Sarka Cimbalova
Coordinator
Zuzana Cizmarova
Art Department
Jane Clive
Costume Designer
Gurwal Coic-gallas
Sound Editor
Paul Conway
Adr Supervisor
Chris Cozens
Music
Lesley Cross
Props Buyer
Jiri Ctvrtecka
Rigging Grip
Stephanie Dargent
Matte Painter
Isabelle Dassonville
Assistant
Libor Datel
Swing Gang
Zdenek Datel
Propman
Jaroslav David
Construction Manager
Herve De Luze
Editor
Oliver Debert
Digital Effects Artist
Dimitri Delacovias
Matte Painter
Jacques Delzescaux
Digital Effects Artist
Steve Dent
Other
Chris Dibble
Music Scoring Mixer
Chris Dibble
Music
Charles Dickens
Source Material
Laura Dishington
Graphic Artist
Philippe Donge
Sound
Gustave Dore
Other
Judy Ducker
Props Buyer
Jon Duncan
Accountant
Linda Dvorakova
Hair
Linda Dvorakova
Makeup
Pawel Edelman
Director Of Photography
Jacqueline Edwards
Production Coordinator
Monika Enicka
Accountant
Geraldine Falieu
Sound Editor
Miroslav Fantys
Costume Coordinator
Guy Ferrandis
Photography
Jiri Filipovsky
Electrician
Veronika Finkova
Production Supervisor
James Fitzpatrick
Original Music
Sarah Flament
Visual Effects
Mat Ford
Tutor
Celestia Fox
Casting Director
Colin Fox
Props
James Freedman
Consultant
Veronika Gavlakova
Assistant
Florian Gellinger
Visual Effects Supervisor
Barry Gibbs
Property Master
Gabriela Glass-bohmova
Production Coordinator
Martina Gotthansova
Assistant Director
Jean Goudier
Sound Editor
Rene Graf
Props
Jean-max Guerin
Hair Stylist
Zbigniew Gutowski
Camera Focus Puller
Romana Hajkova
Animal Trainer
Martin Hanus
Other
Frederic Hardy
Other
Pavel Hartmann
Propman
Alex Harwood
Art Department
Ronald Harwood
Screenplay
Daniel Havelka
Rigging Grip
Clare Heneghan
Digital Effects Artist
Barbara Higgins
Tailor
Vojta Hlavicka
Assistant Director
Roman Hodek
Grip
Tereza Honsova
Painter
Katherine J Hook
Tutor
Jiri Hrstka
Casting
Lada Hruby
Unit Manager Assistant
Jan Hrusa
Property Master
Jay Hrusa
Assistant
Tomas Hruska
Unit Manager Assistant
Dean Humphreys
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jiri Husak
Unit Manager
Roman Illovsky
Art Director
Marcela Jahodova
Accountant
Pavel Jelen
Wardrobe Supervisor
Martin Jelinek
Propman
Karolina Jirova
Wardrobe Assistant
Alex Johnson
Casting Director
Stanislav Kabat
Generator Operator
Milos Kabela
Grip
Lenka Kadlecova
Production Coordinator
Josef Kalina
Construction Manager
Jindra Koci
Art Director
Martin Kotek
Propman
Jan Kotik
Graphic Designer
Milena Koubkova
Art Director
Alena Koucka
Wardrobe Assistant
Karolina Koutna
Other
Stefan Kovacik
Art Department
Jiri Kreicir
Location Manager
Michal Krejca
Costumes
Martin Kubricht
Propman
Marek Kukawski
Art Department
Adam Kulhavy
Stunt Double
Lucie Kuprova
Makeup Assistant
Lucie Kuprova
Hair Assistant
Robert Lahoda
Stunt Coordinator
Marc Latil
Digital Effects Artist
Didier Lavergne
Makeup Designer
Anne Le Campion
Adr
Lukas Lehoucka
Props
Radek Lehoucka
Props Buyer
Wei Qiang Liang
Tailor
Stephane Lioret
Boom Operator
Paul Lowe
Stunt Man
Yvan Lucas
Colorist
Petr Lukavec
Special Effects Technician
Robert Lukowski
Key Grip
Olda Mach
Assistant Director
Radim Macha
Animal Trainer
Jiri Macke
Props Buyer
Chirag Malde
Auditor
Sirish Malde
Auditor
Anna Forstova Malehova
Painter
Samiha Malehova
Painter
Martin Mares
Animal Trainer
Tamara Marini
Art Department
Petr Marousek
Propman
Sara Mathers
Assistant Set Decorator
Jiri Matolin
Art Director
Pierre Mavrov
Painter
Malika Mazauric
Digital Effects Artist
James Mcgowan
Assistant Set Decorator
David Mears
Scenic Artist
David Meeking
Scenic Artist
Margot Meynier
Assistant Editor
Vera Mirova
Wardrobe Supervisor
Sarah Moore
Costumes
Petr Moravec
Executive Producer
Frederic Moreau
Visual Effects Supervisor
Petr Nemecek
Assistant Director
Ondrej Nerud
Unit Production Manager
Milan Novak
Rigging Grip
Ales Novotny
Carpenter
Martin Oberlander
Special Effects
Michal Olah
Studio Camera Operator
Keith Pain
Art Director
Sarah Parfitt
Casting
Laura Park
Production Coordinator
Darryl Paterson
Props Buyer
Peter Paul
Wardrobe
Miroslav Pavlik
Unit Manager Assistant
Nenad Pecur
Assistant Designer
Vaclav Petr
Production Manager
Chantal Peyrieras
Assistant
Robert Pinnow
Special Effects Coordinator
Fancoise Piraud
Post-Production
Markus Pohlus
Steadicam Operator
Richard Pointing
Wardrobe Supervisor
Waldemar Pokromski
Other
Katerina Polanska
Wardrobe Assistant
Roman Polanski
Producer
Roman Polanski
Other
Greggory Poncelet
Sound
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Crime
Drama
Period
Release Date
2005
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Prague, Czech Republic; United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 10m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Expanded Release in United States September 30, 2005
Released in United States Fall September 23, 2005
Released in United States on Video January 24, 2006
Released in United States September 2005
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentation) September 8-17, 2005.
Based on the novel "Oliver Twist" written by Charles Dickens; published by Penguin Books April, 2003.
Charles Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist" has been adapted for the screen more than a dozen times.
Released in United States on Video January 24, 2006
Released in United States September 2005 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentation) September 8-17, 2005.)
Released in United States Fall September 23, 2005
Expanded Release in United States September 30, 2005
