#AtoZ 1968 - "O" is for Oliver!
“You’re going to get a concept that maybe this really is one world and why the hell can’t we learn to live together like decent people.” ~ Astronaut Frank Borman, on seeing the entire earth from outer space as he and the crew of the Apollo 8 returned from orbiting the moon.
The 1968 film, based on the stage musical, which, of course, is based on the Charles Dickens novel, Oliver Twist, won six Academy awards, including Best Picture in 1968. It starred British actors Ron Moody and Oliver Reed, and introduced Jack Wild as the Artful Dodger and Mark Lester as Oliver.The film earned $10.5 million North American box office and took in $77,402,877 worldwide, making it the seventh highest-grossing film of 1968.https://youtu.be/ly7PONiKGUs
BONUS MUSIC!Here's the #22 song from Billboard's Year-End Top 100 Singles of 1968"I Wish It Would Rain" by The Temptationshttps://youtu.be/BrjJeP1GGxY