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Escaping the workhouse to seek a better life in London, young Oliver Twist (Clark) is befriended by a pickpocket known as the Artful Dodger and 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 and 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 McNeice, Jamie Foreman, Alun Armstrong, Jeremy Swift, Harry Eden & Peter Copley Director Roman Polanski Certificate PG Year 2005 Screen Widescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1) Duration 2 hours and 5 minutes (approx)

Roman Polanski's adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel. When Oliver Twist (Barney Clark) escapes from a miserable apprenticeship to London, the Artful Dodger (Harry Eden) initiates him into an infamous gang of pickpockets led by the notorious Fagin (Sir Ben Kingsley). After a robbery goes wrong an innocent Oliver soon finds himself on the run from the evil Bill Sykes (Jamie Foreman).