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Feature Film | 2004-2005 | Drama, Film based on literary source, Period | Czech Republic, France, United Kingdom

Brief synopsis

In an English Victorian orphanage, Oliver Twist just manages to survive, along with his companions of misfortune. Undernourished, exploited, he’s sent to work in a funeral parlor where, yet again, he’s abused and mistreated. Oliver puts up with it all, but one day he’s pushed too far and flees to London.
Exhausted and starving, he’s picked up by a gang of young thieves who work for old Fagin. With Dodger, Bill, Nancy and the others, Oliver discovers a cruel world where only cunning and strong-arm tactics count.
Arrested for an attempted robbery that he didn’t commit, Oliver doesn’t betray his gang. His behavior is viewed favorably by his intended victim, Mr. Browlow, who becomes his benefactor. But Fagin and Bill soon exercise their power over Oliver and force him to participate in a break-in at Brownlow’s home. Oliver gets caught up in a series of tragic events that reveal the true nature of the people around him and force him to choose what path his life will take.

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Barney ClarkOliver Twist [L]
Ben KingsleyFagin [L]
Jamie ForemanBill Sikes [L]
Harry EdenArtful Dodger [L]
Leanne RoweNancy [L]
Edward HardwickeMr. Brownlow [L]
Ian McNeiceMr. Limbkins [L]
Mark StrongToby Crackit [L]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
1st ADRalph Remstedt
Vfx producerManfred Büttner
3d character animatorCarsten Woithe
Berlin
Berlin
Vfx supervisorFlorian Gellinger
3d artistMarco Wilz
3d artistPhillipp Sauermann
Digital compositor / compositing artistJan Stoltz
Digital compositor / compositing artistNorbert Ruf
Digital compositor / compositing artistChristian Schrills
Digital compositor / compositing artistErich Eder
Digital compositor / compositing artistMarkus Degen
Digital compositor / compositing artistEva Matthes
Digital compositor / compositing artistHeribert Raab
Digital compositor / compositing artistEnrico Perei
Digital compositor / compositing artistJan Maroske
Digital compositor / compositing artistBenjamin Seide
Digital compositor / compositing artistDirk Matzkuhn
Digital compositor / compositing artistChristian Pundschus
Digital compositor / compositing artistSebastian von Overheidt
Digital compositor / compositing artistEric Westphal
Motion FX London
Motion FX London
Digital compositor / compositing artistMirko Echghi-Ghamsari
Digital compositor / compositing artistHeiko Schweizer
Digital compositor / compositing artistMichael Ralla
MotionFX London
MotionFX London
Rotoscoping artistMareike Hilgenfeldt
Director of photographyPaweł Edelman
Steadicam operatorMarcus Pohlus
+ b-cam operator + 2.unit dop
+ b-cam operator + 2.unit dop
Casting directorCelestia Fox
Costume designerAnna Sheppard
DirectorRoman Polański
EditorHervé de Luze
Assistant editorAndrea Pugner
GafferRonald Schwarz
Additional electricianMark Müller
ComposerRachel Portman
ProducerAlain Sarde
ProducerRobert Benmussa
ProducerRoman Polański
Production designerAllan Starski
Assistant art directorTamara Marini
Line producerMichael Schwarz
ScreenwriterRonald Harwood
Literary sourceCharles Dickens

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Lighting and UtilitiesBalloonlight Carsten Thoms
Image (Animation)Black Sail Pictures GmbH
Image (VFX)tvt. film+vfx GmbH [de]
tvt. Postproduction
tvt. Postproduction

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseFranceWednesday, 19/10/2005