Editing Oliver! (section)

==Film adaptations==
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In 1968, the show was adapted for film, with a screenplay by [[Vernon Harris]] and direction by [[Carol Reed]]. It starred original Fagin [[Ron Moody]] with [[Jack Wild]], [[Shani Wallis]], [[Oliver Reed]], [[Mark Lester]], [[Harry Secombe]] and [[Leonard Rossiter]]. The [[Oliver! (film)|1968 motion picture]] won six [[Academy Awards]] including Best Picture, and received nominations for both Moody and Wild. It was first telecast in the United States by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC-TV]] in 1975. The film went to cable in the US in 1982, and it is still regularly broadcast.

On 1 March 2013, a planned remake of ''Oliver!'' was announced. It was originally aiming for a 2016 release. [[Cameron Mackintosh]], the producer of the [[Les Misérables (2012 film)|film version]] of the musical ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' was announced as producer, and potential talent included ''Les Misérables''' Samantha Barks, who played Nancy on the 2011-2013 UK Tour, repeating her part and Stephen Daldry as the director.<ref name="broadway.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/167711/will-les-miz-film-star-samantha-barks-make-her-broadway-debut-in-oliver/ |title=Will Les Miz Film Star Samantha Barks Make Her Broadway Debut in Oliver? &#124; Broadway Buzz |publisher=Broadway.com |date=2013-03-01 |access-date=2013-05-26}}</ref>