Oliver Twist (1948 film)
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Oliver Twist (1948 film) is a 1948 British adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel, directed by David Lean and acclaimed for its dark, atmospheric portrayal of Victorian London and its memorable performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oliver Twist (1948 film) canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8135688 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oliver Twist (1948 film) Context triple: [The Rank Organisation, producedFilm, Oliver Twist (1948 film)]
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Oliver Twist (1922 film)
Oliver Twist (1922 film) is a silent film adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel, best known for starring child actor Jackie Coogan in the title role.
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Oliver!
"Oliver!" is a classic British musical film adaptation of Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist," renowned for its memorable songs and depiction of a young orphan's adventures in Victorian London.
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Oliver Twist (TV, 1999)
Oliver Twist (TV, 1999) is a British television adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic novel about an orphan boy navigating hardship and crime in 19th-century London.
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Oliver
Oliver is a character in Shakespeare's comedy "As You Like It," known as Orlando's cruel elder brother who later undergoes a significant moral transformation.
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E.
Oliver
Oliver is one of the central teen protagonists in the Disney XD series "Mighty Med," known for his encyclopedic knowledge of superheroes and role as a young doctor-in-training at a secret superhero hospital.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oliver Twist (1948 film) Target entity description: Oliver Twist (1948 film) is a 1948 British adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel, directed by David Lean and acclaimed for its dark, atmospheric portrayal of Victorian London and its memorable performances.
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A.
Oliver Twist (1922 film)
Oliver Twist (1922 film) is a silent film adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel, best known for starring child actor Jackie Coogan in the title role.
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B.
Oliver!
"Oliver!" is a classic British musical film adaptation of Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist," renowned for its memorable songs and depiction of a young orphan's adventures in Victorian London.
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C.
Oliver Twist (TV, 1999)
Oliver Twist (TV, 1999) is a British television adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic novel about an orphan boy navigating hardship and crime in 19th-century London.
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Oliver
Oliver is the given name of Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., a prominent 19th-century American physician, poet, and essayist.
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Oliver
Oliver is a character in Shakespeare's comedy "As You Like It," known as Orlando's cruel elder brother who later undergoes a significant moral transformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Oliver Twist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed | Oliver Twist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedByAlecGuinness | Fagin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedByAnthonyNewley | the Artful Dodger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedByFrancisLSullivan | Mr. Bumble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedByHenryStephenson | Mr. Brownlow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedByKayWalsh | Nancy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedByMaryClare | Mrs. Corney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedByRobertNewton | Bill Sikes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Guy Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | David Lean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | General Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jack Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Denham Film Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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literary adaptation ⓘ |
| musicBy | Arnold Bax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Alec Guinness’s performance as Fagin
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atmospheric cinematography ⓘ dark portrayal of Victorian London ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British cinema of the 1940s ⓘ |
| producer |
David Lean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ronald Neame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Cineguild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1948-06-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 116 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
David Lean
NERFINISHED
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Eric Ambler NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Haynes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starred |
Alec Guinness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anthony Newley NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis L. Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Stephenson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Howard Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ Kay Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Clare NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oliver Twist (1948 film) Description of subject: Oliver Twist (1948 film) is a 1948 British adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel, directed by David Lean and acclaimed for its dark, atmospheric portrayal of Victorian London and its memorable performances.
Referenced by (5)
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