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.
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Plot summary
Raised in an orphanage after his mother died shortly after childbirth, Oliver Twist lives on the street. He meets a thief, a boy named Jack Dawkins but known as the 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.
Cast
Tibor Lubinszky - Olivér
Emil Fenyvessy - Brownlow
Jenő Törzs - Monks
László Z. Molnár - Fagin
Sári Almási - Nancy
József Hajdú - Bumble
Marcsa Simon - Bumblené
Gyula Szőreghy - Sikes
Ernő Verebes - 1. tolvaj
Dezső Radány - 2. tolvaj
Margit von Banlaky - Róza