Who played Fagin in the original West End production of Oliver and in the 1968 film of the same name?
Racism in the work of Charles Dickens who have portrayed Fagin on stage include Richard Kline, Ron Moody in the Oscar-winning film of the musical "Oliver!", and Richard Dreyfuss in a Disney live action TV production. Will Eisner's 2003 graphic novel "Fagin the Jew" retells the story of "Oliver Twist" from Fagin's perspective, both humanising Fagin and making him authentically Jewish. Jewish filmmaker (and Holocaust survivor) Roman Polanski made a film adaptation of "Oliver Twist" in 2004. Concerning the portrait of Fagin in his film, Polanski said In the same interview, Polanski reluctantly notes that there are elements of "Oliver Twist" which echo his own childhood as
Fagin distinguished by their different costumes, especially their coats. Pryce used a patched red and brown coat, while Lindsay used the traditional dark green overcoat seen in the 1968 film version. In Disney's 1997 live action television production, "Oliver Twist", Fagin is played by Richard Dreyfuss. In the 1997 film "Twisted" (a film loosely based on Dickens' "Oliver Twist") the Fagin character is played by actor William Hickey. In the 2003 film "Twist" (a film loosely based on Dickens' "Oliver Twist") Fagin is played by actor Gary Farmer. In the 2007 BBC television adaptation Fagin is played by Timothy Spall. Contrary