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As directed by Coky Giedroyc and originally screened on the BBC, this epic adaptation of Charles Dickens ' second novel, the classic 1838 tome Oliver Twist, checks in at just under three hours. In the principal roles, it stars William Miller as Oliver, Timothy Spall ( Intimacy ) as Fagin, Adam Arnold as The Artful Dodger, Rob Brydon as Mr. Fang, Tom Hardy as Bill Sykes and Ruby Bentall as Charlotte. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

Based on Elleston Trevor 's novel, The Flight of the Phoenix opens with a well-staged plane crash in the middle of the Sahara desert. The pilot ( James Stewart ) and the navigator ( Richard Attenborough ) do their best to maintain order among the survivors, a group of oil men not well-suited for survival in the desert wastes. Some of those who appear to be the most resourceful reveal themselves to be inept or cowardly, while other less prepossessing types -- notably bespectacled Standish ( Dan Duryea...