Il giovane Oliver è un orfano che decide di scappare dal ricovero in cui vive, per avventurarsi nella Londra del 19° secolo. Viene subito reclutato da una banda di ladruncoli da strada, il cui capo è Fagin. Dopo un apprendistato come ladro di portafogli Oliver fugge via con un inaspettato tesoro… una casa ed una famiglia tutta sua. (fonte: Retro del dvd)

A film starring Ron Moody and Mark Lester (Columbia, 1968).

An orphan meets a gang of pickpocket children.

C (Indifferent).

I guess it's a well-made movie for what it is. Most of my complaints (and there are many) are with the stage musical they're filming.

(Mar. 2023) ( )

It’s very well done. The young Mark Lester makes a very believable Oliver with an amazing singing voice, and Jack Wild was perfectly cast as the Artful Dodger, Oliver’s new friend and lead amongst the young pickpockets. The songs go on, perhaps, a bit too long for today’s youngsters, and some of the general shots of scenes in London were rather slow; an editor today would, I’m sure, reduce the length by at least half an hour with no loss of plot or dialogue. But those are minor quibbles; it’s a classic film, and this kind of thing is to be expected.

What surprised me more was the level of violence in the film, something which, I feel, should have lifted the rating to at least PG, preferably 12. ( )

Young Oliver Twist runs away from an orphanage and meets a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor. (IMDb) ( )

145 min