Oliver Twist (1997)
May 15, 1997Release Date
Oliver Twist (1997)
May 15, 1997Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Richard Dreyfuss
Fagin
Elijah Wood
The Artful Dodger
David O'Hara
Bill Sikes
Antoine Byrne
Nancy
Alex Trench
Oliver Twist
Olivia Caffrey
Rose Maylie
Tony Bill
Director
Anthony Finigan
Mr. Brownlow
Charles Dickens
Writer
Maria Charles
Widow Corney
Monte Merrick
Writer
Stephen Sommers
Writer
Des Braiden
Magistrate
Steven North
Producer
Eileen Colgan
Mrs. Bedwin
Eilish Moore
Cook
Van Dyke Parks
Composer
Lisa Dwan
Agnes
Conor Evans
Chief Constable
A.J. Kennedy
Police Constable
Jeff O'Toole
Hugh
Ned Dennehy
Prosecutor
Sean Madden
Bookseller
Max Reynolds
Oliver (6 Years)
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Oliver Twist is a 1997 American made-for-television film based on Charles Dickens's 1838 novel of the same title. The film was directed by Tony Bill, written by Monte Merrick and Stephen Sommers, and produced by Walt Disney Television. It stars Richard Dreyfuss, Elijah Wood, David O'Hara, and Alex Trench as the titular character.As in most film adaptations of this novel, Monks, Oliver's half-brother, is not in the film. There are other changes as well. The bookseller does not testify for Oliver at his trial, but Rose Maylie does. Most of the changes are minor, but a major one is that when Oliver is taken in by Fagin's gang he himself, and not the Widow Corney, is in possession of his mother's locket, and Oliver has come to London, not just to seek his fortune, but to discover his true identity. Mr. Bumble, Corney's assistant, is only in one scene, and the Widow Corney's role is expanded. And, as in the musical and the 1968 film Oliver!, Nancy is murdered at London Bridge, not in her bedroom as in the novel. Fagin is not sentenced to death but can escape.
Oliver Twist premiered on ABC as part of The Wonderful World of Disney on November 16, 1997.