Where was Oliver! filmed
Oliver!
Year: 1968
Genre: Drama
Country: United Kingdom
<p>The musical drama film based on Dickens' novel was shot entirely at Shepperton Studios, which is located in southwest London. Production designer John Box and his team masterfully recreated both indoor and outdoor scenes at the studio.</p>
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Locations
A market in London
In movie
Scene where a respectable gentleman is browsing for books outside a secondhand bookstore. Two boys stealthily steal his wallet, and Oliver finds himself in the man's sight. He decides that it was our hero who stole the wallet. Oliver makes a break for it
Real
Scene was shot at Shepperton Studios in England. The entire market street of London was built in the studio. To create such a large-scale location, the team needed 110 tons of scaffolding, 350 tons of gravel for the road and 10,000 slabs of cobblestone. All this allowed them to create authentic streets of 19th century London.
London Market Street
In movie
Scene where Mr. Bumble leads Oliver down the street and loudly announces that the boy is for sale. It is snowing heavily and people are hiding under the roofs of houses. There are not many buyers. From behind a shop window with a sign reading “undertaker”, a man looks at the heroes. He leaves the premises and beckons them over.
Real
Scene was shot on a set at Shepperton Studios in England. The scene was filmed in July, so all the snow was artificial. The crew used polystyrene, Styrofoam and even mashed potatoes to create the snowfall.