
Oliver Twist
Family · Drama
Overview
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.
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Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss
Fagin
Richard Dreyfuss
Fagin


Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood
The Artful Dodger
Elijah Wood
The Artful Dodger


David O'Hara
David O'Hara
Bill Sikes
David O'Hara
Bill Sikes


Alex Trench
Alex Trench
Oliver Twist
Alex Trench
Oliver Twist
Antoine Byrne
Antoine Byrne
Nancy
Antoine Byrne
Nancy
Olivia Caffrey
Olivia Caffrey
Rose Maylie
Olivia Caffrey
Rose Maylie
Anthony Finigan
Anthony Finigan
Mr. Brownlow
Anthony Finigan
Mr. Brownlow


Maria Charles
Maria Charles
Widow Corney
Maria Charles
Widow Corney


Des Braiden
Des Braiden
Magistrate
Des Braiden
Magistrate
Eileen Colgan
Eileen Colgan
Mrs. Bedwin
Eileen Colgan
Mrs. Bedwin
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