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Oliver!: Film Guide

Oliver!
Oliver!
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Ages

7–11

Duration

Short (1-4 activities)

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A film guide that looks at Oliver! (1968), a musical version of the famous Charles Dickens novel about the adventures of a Victorian orphan who falls in with a London street gang.

This guide is useful for exploring topics including Music and History in addition to highlighting themes surrounding British cinema, food and health, growing up, historical periods, authors and characters, and poverty.

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Oliver! Film Guide

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  • Film Studies
  • History
  • Music

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