Great Britain

Perhaps the best loved of all family pictures. Oliver is a joyful and entertaining musical version of Dicken's [sic] "Oliver Twist". Mark Lester plays Oliver, the foundling who escapes the indignities of the workhouse to find success and happiness in the London underworld. Oliver's new friends include the Artful Dodger (Jack Wild) and Fagin (Ron Moody) who teach him to "pick a pocket". Star roles are played by Harry Secombe, Oliver Reed and Shani Wallis as the loving Nancy who pledges her friendship for "As long as he needs me". Winner of 6 Academy Awards, "Oliver" is a film everyone from 8 to 80 loves to see again and again.