

NR · 121 min
Oliver Twist
Directed by David Lean
Starring John Howard Davies, Robert Newton
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young...
Release
Jun 28, 1948
Budget
$375K
Breakeven
$937.5K(2.5x)
Gross
$400,000
Profit
-$537,500
A Screen Event To Be Remembered For All Time !
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.
Release
Jun 28, 1948
Budget
$375K
Breakeven
$937.5K(2.5x)
Gross
$400,000
Profit
-$537,500
NR · 121 min