Oliver Twist (1948)
Oliver Twist wächst als Waise im Armenhaus auf, wird von einem Sargmacher adoptiert, läuft nach einem Streit davon und kommt nach London, wo er an eine Bande junger Taschendiebe und den zwielichtigen Fagin gerät. Es gelingt ihm zwischenzeitlich, der Bande zu entfliehen und er wird vom gütigen Mr. Brownlow adoptiert, doch lässt Fagin ihn erneut entführen und zwingt ihn, an einem Einbruch teilzunehmen. David Leans zweite Dickens-Adaption (nach "Geheimnisvolle Erbschaft" 1946) ist ein visuell aufwändiges Spektakel, ein Meisterwerk nicht nur wegen der höchst werktreuen Bildsprache, sondern auch durch Leans feines Gespür für Planung und Weitsicht, einer DER Klassiker des britischen Kinos. John Howard Davies ist sicher der empfindsamste Oliver aller Filmadaptionen des Romans. Alec Guinness als Fagin überzeugt durch kraftvoll theatralische Darstellung, übernimmt aber auch Dickens‘ fein gestrickte Ironie ...
Der Regisseur:
David Lean
Die Autor:
Stanley Haynes, David Lean.
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John Howard Davies as Oliver Twist |
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Robert Newton as Bill Sykes |
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Alec Guinness as Fagin |
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Kay Walsh as Nancy |
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Francis L. Sullivan as Mr. Bumble |
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Henry Stephenson as Mr. Brownlow |
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Mary Clare as Mrs. Corney |
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Anthony Newley as Artful Dodger |
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Ralph Truman as Monks |
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Michael Dear as Noah Claypole |
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Diana Dors as Charlotte |
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Josephine Stuart as Oliver's Mother |
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Kathleen Harrison as Mrs Sowerberry |
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Gibb McLaughlin as Mr. Sowerberry |
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Amy Veness as Mrs. Bedwin |
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Frederick Lloyd as Mr. Grimwig |
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Henry Edwards as Police Official |
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Ivor Barnard as Chairman of the Board |
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Maurice Denham as Chief of Police |
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Michael Ripper as Barney |
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Peter Bull as Landlord of 'Three Cripples' |
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Deidre Doyle as Mrs. Thingummy |
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Kenneth Downey as Workhouse Master (as Kenneth Downy) |
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W.G. Fay as Bookseller |
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Edie Martin as Annie |
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Fay Middleton as Martha |
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Graveley Edwards as Mr. Fang |
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John Potter as Charlie Bates |
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Maurice Jones as Workhouse Doctor |
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Hattie Jacques as Singer at 'Three Cripples' |
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Betty Paul as Singer at 'Three Cripples' |
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Johnny Briggs as Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited) |
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Albert Chevalier as Courtroom Policeman (Uncredited) |
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Erik Chitty as Workhouse Board Member (Uncredited) |
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Arthur Mullard as Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited) |
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Nosher Powell as Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited) |
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Dennis Wyndham as Man In Street Who Punches Oliver (Uncredited) |
| Directing | David Lean | Director |
| Writing | Charles Dickens | Novel |
| Writing | Stanley Haynes | Screenplay |
| Writing | David Lean | Screenplay |
| Production | Ronald Neame | Producer |
| Sound | Arnold Bax | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Guy Green | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jack Harris | Editor |
| Production | Dennis Van Thal | Casting |
| Art | T. Hopewell Ash | Set Decoration |
| Art | Claude Momsay | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margaret Furse | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stuart Freeborn | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Biddy Chrystal | Hairstylist |
| Directing | George Pollock | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Stanley Lambourne | Sound |
| Sound | Gordon K. McCallum | Sound |
| Sound | Winston Ryder | Sound Editor |
| Crew | J. Arthur Rank | Presenter |
| Production | Norman Spencer | Production Manager |
| Sound | George Paternoster | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Jim Body | Focus Puller |
