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Dickens, Charles 1812-1870 Television adaptations France Paris London (England) Social conditions 19th century Drama London (England) Social life and customs 19th century Drama Orphans England London Drama Pickpockets Pickpockets England London Drama Pickpockets France Paris Drama Twist, Oliver (Fictitious character) Drama Voleurs à la tire France Paris DrameFilter By Subjects
Dickens, Charles 1812-1870 Television adaptations France Paris London (England) Social conditions 19th century Drama London (England) Social life and customs 19th century Drama Orphans England London Drama Pickpockets Pickpockets England London Drama Pickpockets France Paris Drama Twist, Oliver (Fictitious character) Drama Voleurs à la tire France Paris DrameSummary: Petty crook Skip McCoy has his eye set on the big score. When the three-time convict picks the pocketbook of unsuspecting Candy, he finds a haul bigger than he ever could have imagined: a strip of microfilm bearing confidential U.S. secrets. Tailed by the Feds and the unwitting courier's Communist puppeteers, Skip and Candy find themselves in a precarious gambit that pits greed against redemption.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2004
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PICSummary: Michel, an insignificant man who drifts into crime, is arrested and imprisoned. Upon release, he abandons an attempt at reform when a master pickpocket teaches him his art.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2005
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This gripping tale of Charles Dickens' classic remains faithful to the spirit of the novel while delivering a modern, thrilling, tragic, and occasionally comic edge.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide 2009
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA OLICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Oliver 2009Summary: A rousing adaptation of Sarah Waters' most acclaimed novel. Orphan Sue Trinder, raised in a den of petty thieves or 'fingersmiths,' agrees to help a young con man defraud a wealthy heiress. But Sue's plans didn't include falling in love with the heiress.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2005