Oliver!.

Name: Oliver!
Genre: Musical, Drama, Family
Released: 1968-09-26
Duration: 146 min
Cast: Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Mark Lester, Shani Wallis, Harry Secombe

A hungry boy finds a city full of song.

Oliver escapes a harsh workhouse and falls in with a band of London pickpockets. As he searches for belonging, the adults around him pull him toward very different futures.

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Why it’s a little special

Large ensemble musical numbers and vivid performances bring Dickens's London to the screen.

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US film rating

Despite its G rating, includes child abuse, poverty, theft and serious violence, including a woman's murder. Some sequences are distressing.

Our notes are a starting point, not an age recommendation. G and PG films can still include intense moments. You know your family best.

BEHIND THE SCENES

The little details.

Directed by: Carol Reed
Starring: Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Mark Lester, Shani Wallis, Harry Secombe, Jack Wild, Hugh Griffith, Joseph O'Conor, Peggy Mount, Leonard Rossiter, Hylda Baker, Kenneth Cranham
Written by: Vernon Harris
Produced by: John Woolf
Release date: September 26, 1968
Runtime: 146 minutes
Genre: Musical, Drama, Family
Studio: Romulus Films, Ltd.
Language: English

LIGHTS DOWN. SNACKS READY.

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