Synopsis
An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England.
Production Details
Release DateSep 23, 2005
DirectorRoman Polanski
WritersCharles Dickens, Ronald Harwood
Principal Cast
Barney Clark
Oliver Twist
Ben Kingsley
Fagin
Jamie Foreman
Bill Sikes
Harry Eden
The Artful Dodger
Edward Hardwicke
Mr. Brownlow
Ian McNeice
Mr. Limbkins
Chris Overton
Noah Claypole
Jake Curran
Barney
Jeremy Swift
Mr. Bumble
Patrick Godfrey
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