Moses Greeley Parker Memorial Library (Dracut)

Oliver!, Columbia Pictures presents ; the Romulus Production of Lionel Bart's ; screenplay by Vernon Harris ; produced by John Wolf ; directed by Carol Reed

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MPAA Rating: Rated G; Canadian Home Video Rating: PGMPAA: Rated G

Oliver!

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Columbia Pictures presents ; the Romulus Production of Lionel Bart's ; screenplay by Vernon Harris ; produced by John Wolf ; directed by Carol Reed

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A young orphan, Oliver is left to fend for himself until he is befriended by a band of young thieves who quickly train him in their craft. But Oliver is not content to be a thief--for he knows that life holds great joys and true happiness cannot be stolen--but must be earned. Arguably the last great old-fashioned movie musical to receive near-universal critical acclaim, Oliver! first hit screens more than 37 years ago. As transformed into a film, the timeless West End and Broadway show remains incredibly faithful to the classic work of literature by Charles Dickens, dank and dark, an anomaly of song-and-dance cinema. A film of many facets, it is both a warts-and-all view of Victorian London, an adaptation of a classic novel, a salient slice of significant social commentary, and a rip-roaring tune-filled toe tapper to bootA young orphan, Oliver is left to fend for himself until he is befriended by a band of young thieves who quickly train him in their craft. But Oliver is not content to be a thief for he knows that life holds great joys and true happiness cannot be stolen, but must be earned

Side B. (66 min.) "Entr'acte" -- "Who Will Buy?" -- "As Long As He Needs Me" -- Kidnapped -- "Reviewing the Situation" -- Locket -- Nancy & Mrs. Brownlow -- On the job -- "Oom-Pah-Pah" -- London Bridge -- Bullseye -- Making their escapes -- On the beam -- "Reviewing the Situation" -- End credits -- "Exit Music."Special features: Original theatrical trailer (5 min.); featurette (8 min., 1968); photo gallery

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