Oliver Twist (2005 Film)
Oliver Twist is a 2005 British drama film directed by Roman Polanski. The screenplay by Ronald Harwood is based on the 1838 novel of the same title by Charles Dickens.
The film was preceded by numerous adaptations of the Dickens book, including several feature films, three television movies, two miniseries, and a stage musical that became an Academy Award-winning movie.
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2005 before going into limited release in the United States on September 23.
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