Oliver Twist

DVD 2005

Born into a miserable workhouse orphanage, Oliver eventually flees to London, where the cheerful Artful Dodger immediately befriends him and introduces him to the villainous Fagin and his gang of thieves. Temporarily rescued from the prospect of a life of crime by the kindly Mr. Brownlow, Oliver finds himself pursued by savage thief Bill Sikes and the enigmatic Monks.

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Criminals England Fiction

London (England) Social life and customs 19th century Fiction

Orphans England Fiction

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ISBN:

1419814478

Description:

1 videodisc (352 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
stereo
Dolby
video file
DVD video

Target Audience Note:

Not rated

Notes:

Digital video disc
Based on the novel by Charles Dickens
Bonus program: an audience with Charles Dickens : Sikes and Nancy: in this 30 minute film, Simon Callow recreates the author's most famous public reading - the scene between Sikes and Nancy from Oliver Twist
Produced by Terrance Dicks ; directed by Gareth Davies ; dramatized by Alexander Baron ; music composed by Dudley Simpson
Eric Porter, Michael Attwell, Scott Funnell, David Garlick, Amanda Harris, Godfrey James, Frank Middlemass, Ben Rodska
DVD, 4:3 aspect ratio, Dolby digital
For private home use only
Closed-captioned

Control Number:

1897975

Other Authors:

BBC Video (Firm)
Baron, Alexander, 1917-1999
Davies, Gareth
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
Dicks, Terrance
Harris, Amanda
James, Godfrey, 1931-
Middlemass, Frank
Rodska, Ben
Warner Home Video (Firm)

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