Oliver grows up in an orphanage & when he dares to ask for more is cast out into a world of colourful characters in which he will have to keep his wits about him & pick a pocket or two to survive A retelling of the classic Charles Dickens story for children growing in their reading confidence & ability Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts from Roehampton University ...

Oliver Twist barely survives childhood in the workhouse When he runs away to London he is taken in by a gang of thieves Wealthy Mr Brownlow rescues him but the thieves snatch Oliver back & it seems that he has no hope of escaping a life of crime With fun activities after the story & online audio in British & American English R ...

Escaping the workhouse to seek a better life in London young Oliver Twist (Clark) is befriended by a pickpocket known as the Artful Dodger & introduced to a collective of young boys who are trained to steal for their enigmatic master Fagin (Kingsley) Reuniting with screenwriter Ronald Harwood (who scripted the Oscar-winning The Pianist for him) Roman Polanski approaches Charles Dickens& formidable classic with an earthiness not present in previous cinematic versions With a host of finely observed performances (not least from Ben Kingsley as the iconic Fagin) painstaking authenticity in the set design & sumptuous cinematography this is the essence of the novel that will entertain viewers of all ages! Actors Ben Kingsley Barney Clark Leanne Rowe Mark Strong Ian Mc Neice Jamie Foreman Alun Armstrong Jeremy Swift Harry Eden & Peter Copley Director Roman Polanski Certificate PGYear 2005 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Duration 2 hours & 5 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Alan Bleasdale pens this original television adaptation of Dickens& classic novel Having grown up in the workhouse of Mr Bumble (David Ross) young orphan Oliver (Sam Smith) has only ever known hardship & poverty When he ends up on the streets of London he is taken in by Fagin (Robert Lindsay) & inaugurated into the ways of the pickpocket & it is while attempting to master this new craft that Oliver encounters a family who hold the key to his own hidden past Actors Robert Lindsay Sam Smith David Ross Julie Waters Roger Lloyd-Pack Ger Ryan Michael Kitchen Annette Crosbie Keira Knightley Tim Dutton Lindsay Duncan Marc Warren Alex Crowley & Andy Serkis Director Renny Rye Certificate PGYear 1999 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Duration 6 hours & 26 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Oliver Twist orphaned at birth & raised in the workhouse is expelled for daring to ask the Beadle for more food Unhappily apprenticed to an Undertaker Oliver escaped to London where he meets the cheeky Artful Dodger the villainous Fagin the aggressive Bill Sykesand the kindly but doomed Nancy Torn constantly between the forces of good & evil Oliver eventually seals his fate by picking the pocket of a rich gentleman Actors Robert Newton Alec Guinness Kay Walsh John Howard Davies Francis L Sullivan Henry Stephenson & Mary Clare Director David Lean Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1948 Languages English Duration 1 hour 50 minutes (approx) ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Please note the UV copy is only compatible in participating regions please visit the UV website for full details Musical version of the classic Dickens tale Young orphan Oliver (Mark Lester) suffers under a harsh regime at the workhouse run by Mr Bumble (Harry Secombe) He manages to escape & after meeting a friendly pickpocket known as the Artful Dodger (Jack Wild) joins a gang of street thieves operated by the disreputable Fagin (Ron Moody) Although happy with his new friends Oliver takes a dislike to Fagin&s violent & aggressive colleague Bill Sykes (Oliver Reed) Winner of six Oscars including Best Picture & Best Director ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Experience the high-spirited adventures of Oliver Twist in this Oscar (r)-winning musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale! Young Oliver (Mark Lester) is an orphan who escapes the cheerless life of the workhouse & takes to the streets of 19th-Century London He's immediately taken in by a band of street urchins headed by the lovable villain Fagin (Ron Moody) his fiendish henchman Bill Sikes (Oliver Reed) & his loyal apprentice The Artful Dodger (Jack Wild) Through his education in the fine points of pick-pocketing Oliver makes away with an unexpected treasure a home & a family of his own Set to a heartfelt score that

Includes:: such favourites as Consider Yourself Where Is Love? & As Long As He Needs Me OLIVER! leads us on a journey in search of love belonging & honour among thieves Winner of six Academy Awards (r) (1968) including Best Picture & Best Score OLIVER! will steal your heart! Actors Ron Moody Shani Wallis Oliver Reed Harry Secombe Mark Lester Directors Carol Reed Producers Donald Albery John Woolf Format Subtitled Language English Subtitles Dutch Norwegian Hungarian Arabic Finnish Danish Swedish German Italian Japanese English Portuguese Hindi French Polish Spanish Greek Hebrew Dubbed German Italian French Spanish Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Region All Regions (Read more about DVDBlu-ray formats) Aspect Ratio 169
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Experience the high-spirited adventures of Oliver Twist in this Oscar-winning musical adaptation of Charles Dickens´ classic tale! Young Oliver Twist (Mark Lester) is an orphan who escapes the cheerless life of the workhouse & takes to the streets of 19th-Century London He´s immediately taken in by a band of street urchins headed by the lovable villain Fagin (Ron Moody) his fiendish henchman Bill Sikes (Oliver Reed) & his loyal apprentice The Artful Dodger (Jack Wild) Through his education in the fine points of pick-pocketing Oliver makes away with an unexpected treasure a home & a family of his own Set to a heartfelt score that

Includes:: such favorites as " Consider Yourself" " Where Is Love?" & " As Long As He Needs Me" OLIVER! leads us on a journey in search of love belonging & honour among thieves Winner of six Academy Awards including Best Picture & Best Score OLIVER! will steal your heart!

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Breath-taking shots of birds from Oliver Hellowell a young photographer with Down Syndrome 156 pages 152 colour ...

Oliver star of Oliver's Vegetables is back from his healthy week eating vegetables at his grandpa's house Suddenly the fruit at home doesn't seem quite good enough for Oliver What is his mum to do? Other titles in this series Oliver's Fruit Salad Oliver's Milkshake ...