Oliver Twist

1948 film directed by David Lean
Movie film Q645752
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Oliver Twist

Summary

Oliver Twist is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.99% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,035 views/month, #927 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oliver Twist's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Oliver Twist's director is recorded as David Lean[4].
  • Oliver Twist's screenwriter is recorded as David Lean[5].
  • Oliver Twist's composer is recorded as Arnold Bax[6].
  • Oliver Twist's genre is recorded as drama film[7].
  • Oliver Twist's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[8].
  • Oliver Twist's based on is recorded as Oliver Twist[9].
  • Oliver Twist's cast member is recorded as Alec Guinness[10].
  • Oliver Twist's cast member is recorded as Robert Newton[11].
  • Oliver Twist's cast member is recorded as Kay Walsh[12].
  • Oliver Twist's cast member is recorded as John Howard Davies[13].
  • Oliver Twist's cast member is recorded as Anthony Newley[14].
  • Oliver Twist's cast member is recorded as Francis L. Sullivan[15].
  • Oliver Twist's cast member is recorded as Henry Stephenson[16].
  • Oliver Twist's cast member is recorded as Diana Dors[17].
  • Oliver Twist's cast member is recorded as Henry Edwards[18].
  • Oliver Twist's cast member is recorded as Amy Veness[19].
  • Oliver Twist's cast member is recorded as Josephine Stuart[20].
  • Oliver Twist's cast member is recorded as Kathleen Harrison[21].
  • Oliver Twist's cast member is recorded as Mary Clare[22].
  • Oliver Twist's cast member is recorded as Maurice Denham[23].
  • Oliver Twist's cast member is recorded as Peter Bull[24].
  • Oliver Twist's cast member is recorded as Ralph Truman[25].
  • Oliver Twist's cast member is recorded as Edie Martin[26].
  • Oliver Twist's producer is recorded as Ronald Neame[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Ronald Neame[27] and Anthony Havelock-Allan[28]. Oliver Twist's director is recorded as David Lean[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as David Lean[5]. Cast members include Alec Guinness[10], Robert Newton[11], Kay Walsh[12], John Howard Davies[13], Anthony Newley[14], and Francis L. Sullivan[15].

Publication

Oliver Twist's publication date is recorded as +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include drama film[7] and film based on a novel[8].

Reception

Reviews include 8.6/10[31] and 100%[32].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Oliver Twist's after a work by is recorded as Charles Dickens[33].

Why It Matters

Oliver Twist ranks in the top 0.99% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,035 views/month, #927 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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