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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Uniform Title:

Oliver Twist (Motion picture : 2005)

Title:

Oliver Twist / Tristar Pictures and R.P. Productions present ; Oliver Twist Productions, LLP ; a Roman Polanski film ; screenplay, Ronald Harwood ; produced by Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde, Roman Polanski ; directed by Roman Polanski.

Edition:

Widescreen.

Publisher, Date:

Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2005]

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

A slightly darker version of the classic Charles Dickens tale. After living in poor conditions, Oliver runs away to the streets of London. There he meets a gang of pickpockets and soon Oliver's life is changed forever.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG-13; for disturbing images.

Subjects:

Twist, Oliver (Fictitious character) -- Drama.

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Film adaptations.

Orphans -- England -- London -- Drama.

Pickpockets -- England -- London -- Drama.

London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama.

Genre:

Film adaptations.

Crime films.

Coming-of-age films.

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Polanski, Roman.

Benmussa, Robert.

Sarde, Alain, 1952-

Harwood, Ronald, 1934-2020

Kingsley, Ben, 1943-

Clark, Barney.

Foreman, Jamie, 1958-

Eden, Harry, 1990-

Rowe, Leanne, 1982-

Hardwicke, Edward.

McNeice, Ian.

Strong, Mark, 1963-

Motion picture adaptation of (work): Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Oliver Twist.

Tri-Star Pictures.

R.P. Productions.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)

Oliver Twist Productions.

Notes:

From the novel by Charles Dickens.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.

For home use or face-to-face teaching.

Director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Hervé De Luze ; music, Rachel Portman ; costume designer, Anna Sheppard ; production designer, Allan Starski.

Ben Kingsley, Barney Clark, Jamie Foreman, Harry Eden, Leanne Rowe, Edward Hardwicke, Ian McNeice, Mark Strong.

DVD; NTSC, region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1), mastered in high definition ; 5.1 Dolby digital audio.

English or French language soundtracks; optional subtitles in English or French; English closed-captions for the hearing impaired.

Contents:

Special features: "Twist by Polanski" (ca. 29 min. ; the director reflects on the making of 'Oliver Twist') -- "The best of Twist" (ca. 18 min. : an in-depth look at the film through the sets, costumes, cinematography, editing and music) -- "Kidding with 'Oliver Twist'" (ca. 6 min. : the young stars of the film discuss their experience making 'Oliver Twist').

ISBN:

1404913963

9781404913967

Publisher Number:

13065

13067

Other Number:

62287043

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

719369

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Oliver T