| Description |
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 32.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
| Cast |
John Howard Davies, Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Francis L. Sullivan, Henry Stephenson, Mary Clare, Anthony Newley, Josephine Stuart, Ralph Truman, Kathleen Harrison, Gibb McLaughlin. |
| Credits |
Photographer, Guy Green ; editor, Jack Harris ; music composed by Arnold Bax. |
| Note |
Videodisc release of the 1948 motion picture. |
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Based on the novel by Charles Dickens. |
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Notes by Michael Sragow. |
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Includes original theatrical trailer. |
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Also included as part of the set: Great adaptations. |
| Summary |
After escaping from the dreary workhouse where he has spent his childhood, Oliver runs away to London, only to fall in with Artful Dodger, Fagin, and their gang of young thieves. It is only with the revelation of Oliver's true identity that his troubles finally end. Includes original theatrical trailer. |
| Subject |
Orphans -- England -- London -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Criminals -- England -- London -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Lean, David, 1908-1991.
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Haynes, Stanley.
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Neame, Ronald.
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Davies, John Howard, 1939-2011.
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Newton, Robert, 1905-1956.
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Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000.
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Walsh, Kay.
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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Oliver Twist.
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Independent Producers, Ltd.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on container: David Lean's Oliver Twist |
| Added Title |
Great adaptations.
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| Music No. |
OLI040 Criterion Collection |
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