Oliver! The Film

Sir Carol Reed’s “Oliver!” is a treasure of a movie. It is very nearly universal entertainment, one of those rare films like Wizard of oz that appeals in many ways to all sorts of people. It will be immediately exciting to the children because of the story and the unforgettable Dickens characters.
The streets of Victorian England come to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. When Oliver is captured for a theft that he did not commit, the benevolent victim takes him in. Fearing the safety of his hideout, Fagin plots to bring him back, threatening Oliver’s chances of discovering the true love of a family.