Oliver Twist 1948

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: It is safe to proclaim that it is merely a superb piece of motion picture art and, beyond doubt, one of the finest screen translations of a literary classic ever made. Read more

Don Druker, Chicago Reader: Alec Guinness as the master pickpocket Fagin is the high point of David Lean's 1948 version of the Dickens classic. Read more

Time Out: Perhaps marginally less beguiling than Great Expectations, but still a moving and enjoyable account of Dickens' masterpiece. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: From every angle this is a superb achievement. Read more