TY - ADVS AU - Bart,Lionel AU - Dickens,Charles AU - Harris,Vernon AU - Lester,Mark AU - Moody,Ron AU - Reed,Carol AU - Reed,Oliver AU - Secombe,Harry AU - Wallis,Shani AU - Wild,Jack ED - Columbia Pictures. ED - Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm) ED - Romulus Productions. TI - Oliver! SN - 076781326X PY - 1998/// CY - Culver City, Calif. PB - Columbia TriStar Home Video KW - Criminals KW - England KW - London KW - Drama KW - DVD KW - Feature films KW - Musical films KW - Orphans KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired KW - London (England) KW - Social life and customs KW - 19th century N1 - Based on the book by Lionel Bart, which in turn was based on the book Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens; Digitally remastered and fully restored; Dolby digital 5.1 in English; Originally produced as a motion picture in 1968; Special features include interactive menus, scene selections, photo gallery and featurette; Widescreen version (presented in a "letterbox" format preserving the original aspect ratio); Music and lyrics by Lionel Bart ; screenplay by Vernon Harris ; produced by John Wolf ; directed by Carol Reed ; photographer, Oswald Morris ; editor, Ralph Kemplen ; choreographer, Onna White; Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe, Shani Wallis, Mark Lester, Jack Wild; Rated G N2 - A young orphan, Oliver is left to fend for himself until he is befriended by a band of young thieves who quickly train him in their craft. But Oliver is not content to be a thief for he knows that life holds great joys and true happiness cannot be stolen, but must be earned ER -