Oliver Twist (1919 film)
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| Directed by | Márton Garas |
| Written by | Vajda László |
| Based on | Oliver Twist 1837 novel by Charles Dickens |
| Starring | Tibor Lubinszky Emil Fenyvessy Jenő Törzs László Z. Molnár |
| Cinematography | István Eiben |
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Running time | 40 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Languages | Silent Hungarian intertitles |
Oliver Twist (Hungarian: Twist Olivér) is a 1919 Hungarian silent drama film directed by Márton Garas and starring Tibor Lubinszky, Emil Fenyvessy and Jenő Törzs. It is an adaptation of the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.[1]
Plot summary
Raised in an orphanage, Oliver Twist lives on the street. He meets a thief, a boy named Artful Dodger. This introduces him to Fagin, leader of a gang of children, petty thieves and pickpockets. But Oliver is not a thief and does not want to steal. In the end, he will find his family and will be able to live an honest life.
Cast
- Tibor Lubinszky - Olivér
- Emil Fenyvessy - Brownlow
- Jenő Törzs - Monks
- László Z. Molnár - Fagin
- Sári Almási - Nancy
- József Hajdú - Bumble
- Marcsa Simon - Bumblené
- Gyula Szőreghy - Sikes
- Ernő Verebes - 1. tolvaj
- Dezső Radány - 2. tolvaj
- Margit von Banlaky - Róza
References
- ^ Laura Horak, Girls Will Be Boys: Cross-Dressed Women, Lesbians, and American Cinema, 1908-1934 (Rutgers University Press, 2016).
Bibliography
- Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.
External links
- Oliver Twist at IMDb