| Oliver Twist | |
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| Based on | Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens |
| Teleplay by | Monte Merrick Stephen Sommers (uncredited) |
| Directed by | Tony Bill |
| Starring | Richard Dreyfuss Elijah Wood David O'Hara Alex Trench |
| Theme music composer | Van Dyke Parks |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | John Baldecchi Stephen Sommers |
| Cinematography | Bing Sokolsky |
| Editor | Axel Hubert |
| Running time | 91 min. |
| Production company | Walt Disney Television[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | November 16, 1997 |
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Oliver Twist is a 1997 American made-for-television film based on Charles Dickens's 1838 novel of the same title.[2] The film was directed by Tony Bill, written by Monte Merrick and Stephen Sommers, and produced by Walt Disney Television.[3] It stars Richard Dreyfuss, Elijah Wood, David O'Hara, and Alex Trench as the titular character.[4]
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. 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.[5]
- ^ "Alley's 'Toothless' tops Disney's Alphabet slate". Variety. February 17, 1997. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ "Oliver Twist (1997) - Tony Bill | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- ^ "Oliver Twist (1997)". BFI. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020.
- ^ King, Susan (16 November 1997). "Disney's 'Wonderful World' Encompasses The Orphan Story And Stars Richard Dreyfuss". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "DISNEY'S 'WONDERFUL WORLD' ENCOMPASSES THE ORPHAN STORY AND STARS RICHARD DREYFUSS". Los Angeles Times. November 16, 1997.