Oliver Twist (2005) (2005) Rating: Starring: Barney Clark, Harry Eden, Jamie Foreman, Edward Hardwicke, Ben Kingsley, Leanne Rowe, Mark Strong, Charles Dickens Director: Roman Polanski Category: Drama, Family Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Subtitles: English,French Length: 130 mins Want to buy?           From the Academy Award-Winning Director of "The Pianist" Roman Polanski directs the classic Charles Dickens' story of a young orphan boy who gets involved with a gang of pickpockets in 19th Century London. Abandoned at an early age, Oliver Twist (Barney Clark) is forced to live in a workhouse lorded over by the awful Mr. Bumble, who cheats the boys of their meager rations. Desperate yet determined, Oliver makes his escape to the streets of London. Penniless and alone, he is lured into a world of crime by the sinister Fagin (Academy-AwardŽ winner Sir Ben Kingsley) -- the mastermind of a gang of pint-sized pickpockets. Oliver's rescue by the kindly Mr. Brownlow is only the beginning of a series of adventures that lead him to the promise of a better life.