Oliver!
“Much much more than a musical!”
Synopsis
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.
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Oliver! (1968) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Type: Trailer • Published 2020-08-08
Top Cast
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Ron Moody
Fagin
Shani Wallis
Nancy
Oliver Reed
Bill Sikes
Harry Secombe
Mr. Bumble
Mark Lester
Oliver
Jack Wild
The Artful Dodger
Joseph O'Conor
Mr. Brownlow
Peggy Mount
Mrs. Bumble
Hylda Baker
Mrs. Sowerberry
Megs Jenkins
Mrs. Bedwin
Leonard Rossiter
Sowerberry
James Hayter
Mr. Jessop
Sheila White
Bet
Kenneth Cranham
Noah Claypole
Hugh Griffith
The Magistrate
Wensley Pithey
Dr. Grimwig
Elizabeth Knight
Charlotte
Fred Emney
Chairman - Workhouse
Release History & Theatrical Window
December 10, 1968
Wide Cinema Exhibition
July 1, 2007
Physical Home Media
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$10M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$37.4M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
3.74x
+$27.4M net gain
Theatrical Status
Mega Hit
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Carol Reed
- Screenplay & Story
- Vernon Harris
- Original Score
- Lionel Bart, Johnny Green
- Original Title
- Oliver!
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 33m
- Production Budget
- $10M
- Worldwide Gross
- $37.4M
- Production Studios
- Warwick Film Productions, Romulus Films
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Carol Reed
Vernon Harris, Charles Dickens, Lionel Bart
Lionel Bart, Johnny Green
Oswald Morris
Ralph Kemplen
John Woolf
Department Leadership Roster
Carol Reed
Director
John Woolf
Producer
Oswald Morris
Director of Photography
Ralph Kemplen
Editor
John Box
Production Design
Phyllis Dalton
Costume Design
Lionel Bart
Original Music Composer
Johnny Green
Original Music Composer
Vernon Harris
Screenplay
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
G: General Audiences — All ages admitted. Nothing offensive for children.
International Certification Matrix
FSK 12 — Restricted to viewers aged 12 and older.
Universal — Suitable for all audiences.
General Audiences — All ages admitted. Nothing offensive for children.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Oliver!
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Oliver! about?
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.
Who directed Oliver!?
Oliver! was directed by Carol Reed.
Who stars in Oliver!?
The principal cast of Oliver! includes Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe, Mark Lester.
When was Oliver! released and how long is it?
Oliver! was released in 1968 with a total runtime of 2h 33m.
What was the box office and production budget of Oliver!?
Oliver! had a reported production budget of $10M and grossed $37.4M at the worldwide box office (3.74 return on budget, classified as a blockbuster success).
Who composed the musical score for Oliver!?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Oliver! was composed by Lionel Bart, Johnny Green.
Is Oliver! based on a book or true story?
Oliver! is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Charles Dickens", Book: "Lionel Bart".
What is the age rating and content advisory for Oliver!?
Oliver! holds official age classifications: DE: 12 (FSK 12 — Restricted to viewers aged 12 and older.); FR: TP; GB: U (Universal — Suitable for all audiences.); US: G (General Audiences — All ages admitted. Nothing offensive for children.).