Product Details

• Actors: George C. Scott, Tim Curry, Michael Hordern, Timothy West, Eileen Atkins
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Republic Pictures
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1998
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303094929
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #233,242 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good!., October 14, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Oliver Twist [VHS] (VHS Tape)

There are a lot of movies based on Charles Dickens classic novel Oliver Twist and I remember watching this version on TV I liked it and thought that George C. Scott and Tim Curry were really good and I would like to see this movie put on DVD! Tim Curry was good as Bill Sykes and the scene in which he attacked Nancy was scary!

5.0 out of 5 stars OLIVER TWIST w/ George C. Scott, February 14, 2012

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Clyde - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Oliver Twist [VHS] (VHS Tape)

When I first saw OLIVER TWIST starring George C. Scott on television back in the 1980s, I thought it was an excellent production. After more than twenty years, it's still excellent. Charles Dickens' story is brought to life by Mr. Scott and the wonderful cast. This TV movie should be available for all to see, instead of being out-of-print. I highly recommend this movie.

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Version Of The Classic Novel..., January 4, 2012

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HAMLET - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oliver Twist [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Note: I just saw the movie on YouTube in Region 1.

This 1982 made-for-television version of Charles Dickens' classic novel "Oliver Twist, Or The Parish Boy's Progress" is interesting, with Academy Award winner George C. Scott as Fagin, Tim Curry as Sikes and Michael Hordern as Mr. Brownlow. I like the scene where Nancy tucks Oliver in, as he's burning up with a fever (which makes sense, given that he walks all the way from Mr. Sowerberry's house to London). However, there are a lot of liberties taken with the original novel, as usual. I don't have space or time to go into them, but 102 minutes, 2 hours or even 2/1/2 hours simply isn't enough time for a movie to do complete justice to the novel. Of course, there has to be a strong script in place as well, and the versions that I've seen (the 1922 version, the famous musical starring Mark Lester, this one and the 1999 & 2007 miniseries') are simply not scrupulously faithful to the novel. The BBC miniseries starring Eric Porter is the closest version yet that is faithful to the book. But even that one has its flaws. Still, it's better than the other versions above-mentioned, and until another movie or miniseries of this excellent novel comes along that is faithful to the book, that version is the one to see. This film is Not Rated.