Release Date
September 23, 2005 (Limited)
September 30, 2005
September 30, 2005
DVD Release Date
January 24, 2006 (Buy on Amazon)
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Running Time
130 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for disturbing images
Following their Academy-Award winning film, "The Pianist," director Roman Polanski and writer Ronal Harwood re-imagine Charles Dickens' classic story of a young orphan boy who gets involved with a gang of pickpockets in 19th Century London. Abandoned at an early age, Oliver Twist (Barney Clark) is forced to live in a workhouse lorded over by the awful Mr. Bumble, who cheats the boys of their meager rations. Desperate yet determined, Oliver makes his escape to... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
"Oliver Twist," the latest from director Roman Polanski, is by no means "The Pianist," but still offers a decent adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel. Full movie review »