Oliver Twist (2005 film)

Oliver Twist
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoman Polanski
Screenplay byRonald Harwood
Based onOliver Twist
1837 novel
by Charles Dickens
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPaweł Edelman
Edited byHervé de Luze
Music byRachel Portman
Production
company
RP Productions
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 11 September 2005 (2005-09-11) (TIFF)
  • 7 October 2005 (2005-10-07) (United Kingdom)
Running time
130 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • Czech Republic
  • France
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60 million
Box office$42.6 million

Oliver Twist is a 2005 drama film directed by Roman Polanski. The screenplay by Ronald Harwood adapts Charles Dickens's 1838 novel of the same name. It is an international co-production of the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic and France.

The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2005 before going into limited release in the United States on 23 September. It received generally positive reviews from critics, but was a commercial failure.