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Oliver! (1968)

Where Oliver! says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The workhouse, the thieves' den and London Bridge were all built indoors at a Surrey film studio

Scenes and places

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At the workhouse the orphans get one bowl of gruel a day. Oliver draws the short straw and must ask Mr. Bumble and Widow Corney for more. Furious, Bumble drags him before the governors and then offers him for sale as an apprentice.

Set in Workhouse, Dunstable — The workhouse where the orphans are served gruel. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A parish workhouse, where orphans were fed and put to work at public expense.

Oliver is sold to the undertaker

Mr. Sowerberry the undertaker buys Oliver as an apprentice. Fellow apprentice Noah Claypole insults Oliver's mother, and Oliver hits back. He is locked in the cellar, finds the window grate unlocked and escapes.

Set in Sowerberry's undertaker's shop — The undertaker's house where Oliver is sent to work.

A trade shop that makes coffins; the film gives no street for it.

A boy arrives in London

A week after escaping, a hungry Oliver reaches London. The Artful Dodger spots him, offers a free bed from a kind old gentleman, and leads him toward a hideout.

Set in A London street — The street where Oliver meets the Artful Dodger.

An unnamed London street; the film does not say which.

Fagin's hideout

Dodger brings Oliver to Fagin's hideout, where Fagin trains the gang in stealing. Later Oliver wakes and notices Fagin going through his secret cache of treasures, which startles him. Fagin says it is to keep him in his old age.

Set in Fagin's hideout — The den where Fagin keeps his gang of young pickpockets.

A thieves' den; the film gives no real address.

The tavern

Fagin meets the burglar Bill Sikes by the tavern. The place comes back later in the story as Nancy's stage.

Set in The tavern — The tavern where Fagin meets Sikes and where Nancy later leads a drinking song.

A drinking house; the film gives no real address.

The bookstall theft

Fagin sends Oliver out with Dodger and Charley Bates. At a bookstall Dodger steals a wallet from the wealthy Mr. Brownlow, who mistakes Oliver for the thief and has the police arrest him.

Set in The bookstall — The bookstall where Dodger steals Mr. Brownlow's wallet.

A street stall selling books; the film gives no real address.

The hearing

At the hearing the magistrate sentences Oliver. The bookseller Mr. Jessop bursts in and testifies that Oliver is innocent. Brownlow takes the boy in, while Sikes and Fagin send Dodger to follow them.

Set in The magistrate's court — The court where Oliver is tried for the theft.

A police court; the film gives no real address.

Midnight at London Bridge

Fearing for Oliver's life, Nancy goes to Brownlow and confesses her part in the kidnapping, though she refuses to name Bill. She promises to bring Oliver to him at midnight at London Bridge.

Set in London Bridge — Where Nancy promises to hand Oliver back to Mr. Brownlow at midnight. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A crossing of the Thames in the City of London, long the river's only bridge.

Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey — Whole film Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Oliver Twist — An orphan who asks for more gruel and runs away to London.
• Fagin — The leader of a gang of young pickpockets.
• Nancy — Bill Sikes's girlfriend, who looks out for Oliver.
• The Artful Dodger — A young pickpocket who brings Oliver to Fagin.