Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

91 mins | Drama, Family, TV Movie | May 15, 1997

Charles Dickens' classical story about the young orphan boy in 1837 England is again re-filmed in grand fashion. Richard Dreyfuss portrays Fagin, the unscrupulous leader of the young pick-pockets Oliver (Alex Trench) initially falls in with after escaping from a sweat shop and going to London to find his relatives. Written by John Sacksteder

Oliver Twist

91 mins | Drama, Family, TV Movie | May 15, 1997

Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens' classical story about the young orphan boy in 1837 England is again re-filmed in grand fashion. Richard Dreyfuss portrays Fagin, the unscrupulous leader of the young pick-pockets Oliver (Alex Trench) initially falls in with after escaping from a sweat shop and going to London to find his relatives. Written by John Sacksteder
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Laurence Mark Productions, Walt Disney Television
Original title Oliver Twist
Directors Tony Bill
Writers Monte Merrick, Charles Dickens

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss

as Fagin

Elijah Wood

as The Artful Dodger

David O'Hara

as Bill Sikes

Alex Trench

as Oliver Twist

Antoine Byrne

as Nancy

Olivia Caffrey

as Rose Maylie

Anthony Finigan

as Mr. Brownlow

Maria Charles

as Widow Corney

Des Braiden

as Magistrate

Eileen Colgan

as Mrs. Bedwin

Eilish Moore

as Cook

Lisa Dwan

as Agnes

Conor Evans

as Chief Constable

A.J. Kennedy

as Police Constable

Jeff O'Toole

as Hugh

Ned Dennehy

as Prosecutor

Sean Madden

as Bookseller

Max Reynolds

as Oliver (6 Years)

Ferdia Murphy

as Colin

Alan Devlin

as Doctor

Christopher Doyle

as Fagin's Gang