Oliver Twist (2005 film)

This article is about the 2005 film. For the musical by Lionel Bart, see Oliver! For the 1968 film adaptation of the musical which is now owned by Sony Pictures, see Oliver! (film).

Oliver Twist
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoman Polanski
Screenplay byRonald Harwood
Based onOliver Twist
1837 novel
by Charles Dickens
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPaweł Edelman
Edited byHervé de Luze
Music byRachel Portman
Production
company
RP Productions
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 11 September 2005 (2005-09-11) (TIFF)
  • 7 October 2005 (2005-10-07) (United Kingdom)
Running time
130 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • Czech Republic
  • France
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60 million [2]
Box office$42.6 million[2]

Oliver Twist is a 2005 drama film directed by Roman Polanski. The screenplay by Ronald Harwood adapts Charles Dickens's 1838 novel of the same name. It is an international co-production of the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic and France.

The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2005 before going into limited release in the United States on 23 September. It received generally positive reviews from critics, but was a commercial failure.

  1. ^ a b "OLIVER TWIST (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 3 August 2005. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Oliver Twist (2005) – Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.