---
title: 'Oliver! (1968)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carol Reed'
released: '1968-12-17'
runtime_minutes: 146
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/oliver-1968'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063385/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Oliver! (1968)

1968 · 146 min · Drama, Music, Crime · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Oliver! is a 1968 British period musical drama film directed by Carol Reed from a screenplay by Vernon Harris, based on Lionel Bart's 1960 stage musical, itself an adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1838 novel Oliver Twist. It stars Mark Lester in the title role, along with Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe, Shani Wallis and Jack Wild.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Carol Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-reed)
- **Screenplay:** [Lionel Bart](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-bart), [Vernon Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/vernon-harris)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lionel Bart](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-bart)
- **Producer:** [John and James Woolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-and-james-woolf)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oswald Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/oswald-morris)
- **Editor:** [Ralph Kemplen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-kemplen)

## Cast

- [Ron Moody](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-moody) as Fagin
- [Shani Wallis](https://cinepixo.com/people/shani-wallis) as Nancy
- [Oliver Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-reed) as Bill Sikes
- [Harry Secombe](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-secombe) as Bumble
- [Mark Lester](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-lester) as Oliver
- [Jack Wild](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-wild) as The Artful Dodger
- [Hugh Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-griffith) as Magistrate
- [Joseph O'Conor](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-o-conor) as Mr. Brownlow
- [Peggy Mount](https://cinepixo.com/people/peggy-mount) as Mrs. Bumble
- [Leonard Rossiter](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-rossiter) as Sowerberry
- [Hylda Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/hylda-baker) as Mrs. Sowerberry
- [Kenneth Cranham](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-cranham) as Noah Claypole
- [Megs Jenkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/megs-jenkins) as Mrs. Bedwin
- [Sheila White](https://cinepixo.com/people/sheila-white) as Bet
- [Wensley Pithey](https://cinepixo.com/people/wensley-pithey) as Dr. Grimwig

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