Bibliograph

Oliver Twist, a Diplomat Films production for United Productions and WGBH/Boston ; written by Alan Bleasdale ; screenplay by Alan Bleasdale ; produced by Keith Thompson ; directed by Renny Rye

Type

Label

Oliver Twist, a Diplomat Films production for United Productions and WGBH/Boston ; written by Alan Bleasdale ; screenplay by Alan Bleasdale ; produced by Keith Thompson ; directed by Renny Rye

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

Oliver Twist

Oclc number

54832414

Responsibility statement

a Diplomat Films production for United Productions and WGBH/Boston ; written by Alan Bleasdale ; screenplay by Alan Bleasdale ; produced by Keith Thompson ; directed by Renny Rye

Runtime

360

Series statement

ExxonMobil Masterpiece theatre

Summary

Oliver is a penniless orphan at the Parish Workhouse. After he is forced by the other boys to ask for more food, he is sold as an apprentice to a miserly undertaker. He runs away and is taken in by Fagin, a thief who is in league with a murderous pair determined to see that Oliver never inherits the fortune he deserves. Life twists and turns again for Oliver, landing him in alternately dangerous and hopeful circumstances

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist

Classification