Oliver Twist is a young boy living in London during the 1830s. He is an orphan and faces various challenges while trying to survive on the streets. The story revolves around Oliver's journey and his encounters with different characters, both good and bad.
Spud is an awkward teenage boy who attends a prestigious private school in South Africa. He navigates through his teenage years dealing with bullies, teenage crushes, and the challenges of growing up. Based on the novel 'Spud' written by John van de Ruit.
An orphan boy in 1830s London is abused in a workhouse, then falls into the clutches of a gang of thieves.
A gripping biographical drama that delves into the mysterious and fascinating life of iconic author Charles Dickens, exploring his renowned works and the secrets behind his enduring legacy.
In the contemporary metropolis (megapolis), there lives a common incomplete family - Tima, a 5-year-old "man", and his mother, Anna, "a lady in search". They are quite happy together, if it were not gnawing in Anna's heart - she's always seeking for a candidate to marry to. That is why, being at a street fire-show one night, she loses her son in the crowd. Tima falls into hands of juvenile homeless offenders who are making their living by dashing under cars or by blackmail. He becomes a member of their band-family and "a source of income". All that had seemed important to Anna before her son's loss now fades into the background. The only Anna's dream now is to find money for ransom.
An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
The harrowing tale of a South African street-kid's search for love, based on Dickens' classic story. Growing up neglected in a rural orphanage, Twist escapes to the unpredictable freedom of Cape Town, where he falls in with Fagin's gang of street urchins. With a gritty honesty steeped in its vibrant characters, Boy called Twist superbly captures the contemporary equivalents of Dickens' seedy individuals as it shadows the timeless tale in its own inimitable style.
Roman Polanski looks back at the making of "Oliver Twist."
Montagu Love pretty much plays himself in this Vitaphone short where he starts off by introducing himself to the viewer and saying most probably remember him for playing villains. He then asks that people pretend that he's surrounded by a dinner party and he's been asked to give a speech even though he's shy.
An animated adaptation of the Charles Dickens book.
An orphan in early 19th century England escapes the poorhouse only to fall among a gang of pickpockets in London.
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