Boy Called Twist

Boy Called Twist
Film poster
Directed byTim Greene
Written byCharles Dickens (novel)
Tim Greene
Based onOliver Twist
by Charles Dickens
Produced byAurelia Driver
Clare van Zyl
Steven Markovitz
StarringJarrid Geduld
CinematographyMike Downie
Edited byRonelle Loots
Music byMurray C. Anderson
Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
Running time
115 minutes
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish

Boy Called Twist, is a 2004 film that tells the story of a Cape Town street kid, based on Charles Dickens’ classic 1838 novel Oliver Twist. It was the first film directed by Timothy Greene. Fundraising for the film involved small donations from a thousand investors, leading to the longest Associate Producers listing in the history of cinema.[1]

  1. ^ See the article "Timothy Greene" for details of fundraising for the film.