Continuity mistake: When Nancy is singing "As Long As He Needs Me" her dress continually changes between shots from being over her shoulder to half way down her arm.
Oliver (1968)
Plot summary
Directed by: Carol Reed
Starring: Harry Secombe, Mark Lester, Oliver Reed, Ron Moody, Shani Wallis
Oliver (Mark Lester) grew up as a Workhouse boy, in an orphange. When he is sold by Mr. Bumble (Harry Secombe) to the Undertaker Mr. Sowerberry (Leonard Rossiter) for asking for more gruel, Oliver escapes to London. He ends up meeting the Artful Dodger (Jack Wild) who takes him to Fagin (Ron Moody) and his gang of pickpocketers.
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Bill: Hand it over, you avaricious old skeleton.
Trivia: The director, Carol Reed, is actually Oliver Reed's (portrays Bill Sikes) uncle.
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Answer: If you mean the scene where he is teaching Oliver how to be a pickpocket, then yes, Fagin knew. He is role-playing the part of a "victim," showing Oliver what it is like to steal an item from someone's pocket without it being noticed. He is employing some criminal "positive reinforcement."
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