Oliver Twist

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...a powerful study of depravity, misery and cruelty...

This is a well-made, faithful version of the old Dickens warhorse...

Polanski's film is visually exact and detailed without being too picturesque. This is not Ye Olde London, but Ye Harrowing London, teeming with life and dispute.

Ben Kingsley is truly magnificent in his portrayal of the Jewish master criminal; subtle, songless and with a passing nod to Alfred Bramble’s Steptoe.