Oliver! Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

Oliver! is a 1968 British musical film directed by Carol Reed. The film is based on the stage musical Oliver!, with book, music and lyrics written by Lionel Bart. The screenplay was written by Vernon Harris. Both the film and play are based on Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist. The musical includes several musical standards, including "Food, Glorious Food", "Consider Yourself", "As Long as He Needs Me", "You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two" and "Where Is Love?". The film version was a Romulus Films production and was distributed internationally by Columbia Pictures. It was filmed in...
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Release date:	September 26, 1968
Directed by:	Carol Reed
Rated:
Runtime:	153 Minutes
Producer:	Sir John Woolf
Editor:	Ralph Kemplen
Music by:	Johnny Green
Cinematography:	Oswald Morris
Screenplay by:	Vernon Harris
Estimated budget:	$10,000,000
Adapted from:	Oliver Twist
Genre:	Musical

Award-winners from Oliver!

Ron Moody

Character:Fagin

Born:January 8, 1924

Cast of Oliver!

Oliver Reed

Bill Sikes

Born:Feb. 13, 1938

Died:May 2, 1999

Hugh Griffith

The Magistrate

Born:May 30, 1912

Died:May 14, 1980

Kenneth Cranham

Noah Claypole

Born:December 12, 1944

Age:67

James Hayter

Mr. Jessop

Born:Apr. 23, 1907

Died:Mar. 27, 1983

Megs Jenkins

Mrs. Bedwin

Born:Apr. 21, 1917

Died:Oct. 5, 1998

Leonard Rossiter

Mr. Sowerberry

Born:Oct. 21, 1926

Died:Oct. 5, 1984

Honors and Awards

Year	Award Won
1968	Academy Award for Best Picture, Sir John Woolf
1968	Academy Award for Best Art Direction, John Box
1969	Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy, Sir John Woolf
1968	Academy Award for Best Director, Carol Reed
1969	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Film, Ron Moody

Year	Award Nomination
1968	Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role, Ron Moody
1968	Academy Award for Best Director, Carol Reed
1968	Academy Award for Best Picture, James Woolf
1968	Academy Award for Actor in a Supporting Role, Jack Wild
1968	Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, Vernon Harris
1968	BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Ron Moody
1968	BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Carol Reed
1968	BAFTA Award for Best Film, Carol Reed
1969	Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film, Carol Reed
1969	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Film, Ron Moody
1969	Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy
1969	BAFTA Award for Best Production Design/Art Direction
1968	DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, Carol Reed
1969	Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, Lionel Bart
1968	BAFTA Award for Best Editing, Ralph Kemplen
1968	BAFTA Award for Best Production Design/Art Direction, John Box
1968	BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design, Phyllis Dalton
1968	BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer, Jack Wild
1968	BAFTA Award for Best Sound Track, John Cox
1968	Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Terence Marsh

Film director of Oliver!

Carol Reed

Born: December 30, 1906

Died: April 25, 1976

Sir Carol Reed was an English film director best known for Odd Man Out , The Fallen Idol , The Third Man and Oliver! . He won the Palme d'Or for The Third Man and the 1968 Academy Award for Best Director for Oliver! The son of actor-producer Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree and his mistress, May Pinney...
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Title	Released	Genre
Climbing High		Comedy
Laburnum Grove
Midshipman Easy		Adventure
It Happened in Paris		Comedy
Follow Me!	1972	Comedy
Flap	1970
Oliver!	1968	Musical
The Agony and the Ecstasy	1965	Biography
The Running Man	1963
Mutiny on the Bounty	1962	Action
Our Man in Havana	1959	Thriller
The Key	1958
Trapeze	1956
A Kid for Two Farthings	1955	Fantasy
The Man Between	1953	Thriller
Outcast of the Islands	1952	Adventure
The Third Man	1949	Thriller
The Fallen Idol	1948	Thriller
Odd Man Out	1947	Thriller
The True Glory	1945
The Way Ahead	1944
The Young Mr Pitt	1942
Kipps	1941	Comedy
A Letter from Home	1941	Short Film
Night Train to Munich	1940	Thriller
Girl in the News	1940	Thriller
The Stars Look Down	1940	Disaster
A Girl Must Live	1939
Penny Paradise	1938
Bank Holiday	1938
Who's Your Lady Friend?	1937	Comedy

Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Who was the producer of the movie, "Oliver!"?
A:
Sir John Woolf and James Woolf of Romulus Films produced the movie.
Q:
Which actors were the stars of the movie "Oliver!"?
A:
Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, Oliver Reed, Mark Lester and Jack Wild starred in the movie.
Q:
Which honors did the movie "Oliver!" win?
A:
The movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, Academy Award for Best Director and .
Q:
"Oliver!" is in what genre?
A:
It is labeled as... Musical and Roadshow theatrical release.
Q:
What is the runtime of the movie "Oliver!"?
A:
The total runtime is 153 minutes.
Q:
Who distributed the movie, "Oliver!"?
A:
Columbia Pictures was the movie's distributor.
Q:
When was the motion picture "Oliver!" premiered?
A:
The movie premiered in September, 1968.
Q:
What was the tagline for the movie, Oliver!?
A:
The film's tagline was, "Much more than a musical!"
Q:
Who wrote the movie Oliver!?
A:
Charles Dickens and Vernon Harris wrote the movie's script.
Q:
Who wrote the music for the motion picture Oliver!?
A:
Johnny Green, Eric Rogers and Onna White composed the musical score for the soundtrack.

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