Oliver! (1968) | |
| Director(s) | Carol Reed |
| Producer(s) | John Woolf |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Family, Film Adaptation, Musical |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Book-Based, Children, Poverty, Rags to Riches |
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Oliver! Overview:
Oliver! (1968) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Carol Reed and produced by John Woolf.
The film was based on the novel Oliver Twist and also Bentley's Miscellany Magazine Serial written by Charles Dickens published in 1838 (novel); Feb 1837 - April 1839 (magazine).
SYNOPSIS
This is a delightful musical version of Dickens's tale of a young orphan who is introduced to a life of petty crime, adapted from the stage musical by Bart. Songs include "Boy for Sale" and "You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two." Won a slew of Academy Awards, including a special choreography award for White.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Academy Awards 1968 --- Ceremony Number 41 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Ron Moody | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Wild | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: John Box, Terence Marsh; Set Decoration: Vernon Dixon, Ken Muggleston | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Oswald Morris | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Phyllis Dalton | Nominated |
| Best Director | Carol Reed | Won |
| Best Film Editing | Ralph Kemplen | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Adaptation score by John Green | Won |
| Best Picture | John Woolf, Producer | Won |
| Best Writing | Vernon Harris | Nominated |
| Honorary Award | Onna White | Won |
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Quotes from
Fagin:
Bill, please, no violence!
[about Oliver]
Mr. Bumble: Mother came to us destitute. Brings a child into the world, takes one look at him and promptly dies - -without leaving so much as a forwarding name and address!
Nancy: I thieved for you when I was half his age and it's your dirty work I've been doing ever since.
Bill: Well if you have it's a living ain't it?
Fagin: Yes, a living is a living.
Nancy: Some living, Lord help me, some living!
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[about Oliver]
Mr. Bumble: Mother came to us destitute. Brings a child into the world, takes one look at him and promptly dies - -without leaving so much as a forwarding name and address!
Nancy: I thieved for you when I was half his age and it's your dirty work I've been doing ever since.
Bill: Well if you have it's a living ain't it?
Fagin: Yes, a living is a living.
Nancy: Some living, Lord help me, some living!
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Facts about
It was also the last musical to win the Best Picture Oscar until Chicago 34 years later.
The only G-rated film to be honored with an Academy Award for Best Picture.
The first film with an MPAA rating to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
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The only G-rated film to be honored with an Academy Award for Best Picture.
The first film with an MPAA rating to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
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