Carol Reed directed the movie, and the story literally sings as you watch it. All the children who performed in the movie were brilliant. I love the first scenes when they sing; Food, Glorious Food, and you could tell they were absolutely dying for real food instead of gruel.

Mark Lester comes off as the timid, but brave little Oliver Twist, especially when he goes up to Mr. Bumble played by Harry Secombe and asks for “more” gruel. Peggy Mount who plays Mrs. Bumble has a deep bellowing voice that is perfect sounding when she is performing the song Oliver with Harry Secombe.

Every song in this musical touches your heart, from Boy For Sale, to Consider Yourself. I love all the songs that Fagin's boys sing, and I especially love it when Fagin is Reviewing the Situation.

Mark Wild plays the Artful Dodger. He radiates a character that rightfully deserves. Dodger is the most loveable of characters, which is pretty good if you consider he is a pickpocket by trade and at the top of his game, But the Ron Moody who plays Fagin takes on the most loveable characteristics also considering he is a scoundrel.

Oliver Reed who plays Bill Sikes is definitely scary and is every bit believable as mean. He could scare the dickens out of anyone.

The movie won five Oscars. It reserved one for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Sound. Onna White received an Honorary Award for outstanding choreography. It won a Golden Globe for best Musical Motion Picture also. Ron Moody also won a Golden Globe for his role as Fagin. It is for all the reasons that I keep coming back to watch it again and again because the picture carries me away.

'Food, Glorious Food'
'Fine Life'
'As Long As He Needs Me'
'Consider Yourself'

And many more. The movie is extremely good quality for the time and I think they got an extremely good cast. For those not familliar with the Charles Dickens Novel, the story follows a young boy named Oliver who was sent to a Workhouse because he is an orphan. Oliver gets sold to an undertaker, but then escapes when he is treated poorly and locked in the cellar. He meets a pickpocket nick-named "The Artful Dodger", who takes Oliver to a man named Fagin, who takes care of a group of homeless boys and teachers them how to be pickpockets. It is there that Oliver meets Nancy, who used to work for Fagin when she was a girl, but now lives with the infamous Bill Sikes.

Bill Sikes thinks that Oliver has told the authorities about him, so he tries to kill him. Nancy, meanwhile, has grown to like Oliver and tries to stop Bill. However, Bill won't be stopped and it ends up costing Nancy her life in one of the movie's most emotional scenes.

The story is emphasized throughout the movie with song and dance and beautiful filming. The movie's only downfall, I would say, is that it doesn't contain all the songs from the original musical, but it doesn't effect the movie that much. It is a must see for lovers of older films and musicals.