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Oliver Twist (1919 film)

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.

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.

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Bibliography

  • Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.

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