Tom Jones, a Woodfall Film ; screenplay by John Osborne ; produced and directed by Tony Richardson
Type
Label
Tom Jones, a Woodfall Film ; screenplay by John Osborne ; produced and directed by Tony Richardson
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Main title
Tom Jones
Oclc number
1023653432
Responsibility statement
a Woodfall Film ; screenplay by John Osborne ; produced and directed by Tony Richardson
Runtime
128
Series statement
The Criterion collection, 910
Summary
"In the early 1960s, at the height of the British New Wave, director Tony Richardson and playwright John Osborne set out for more fanciful territory than the gritty realism of the movement they'd helped establish. Tom Jones brings a theatrical flair to Henry Fielding's canonical eighteenth-century novel, boisterously chronicling the misadventures of the foundling of the title (Albert Finney, in a career-defining performance), whose easy charm seems to lead him astray at every turn from his beloved, the wellborn Sophie Western (Susannah York). This spirited picaresque, evocatively shot in England's rambling countryside and featuring an extraordinary ensemble cast, went on to become a worldwide sensation, winning the Oscar for best picture on the way to securing its status as a classic of irreverent wit and playful cinematic expression"--Container
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Gibbs, Antony, 1925-2016
- Richardson, Tony, 1928-1991
- Devine, George, 1910-1966
- York, Susannah
- Finney, Albert, 1936-2019
- Sinyard, Neil
- Addison, John, 1920-1998
- Tomlinson, David, 1917-2000
- Osborne, John, 1929-1994
- Griffith, Hugh, 1912-1980
- Lassally, Walter, 1926-2017
- Warner, David, 1941-
- Janus Films
- Mac Liammóir, Micheál, 1899-1978
- Evans, Edith, 1888-1976
- Woodfall Film Productions
- Cilento, Diane
- Greenwood, Joan, 1921-1987
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754
Genre
Subject
- England
- Comedy films
- Drama
- Social classes
- Arranged marriage -- Drama
- History
- Jones, Tom, (Fictitious character)
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- 1700-1799
- Jones, Tom, (Fictitious character) -- Drama
- Picaresque films
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Man-woman relationships
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Social classes -- England -- History -- 18th century -- Drama
- Historical films
- Arranged marriage
- Action and adventure films
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- Gibbs, Antony, 1925-2016
- Richardson, Tony, 1928-1991
- Devine, George, 1910-1966
- York, Susannah
- Finney, Albert, 1936-2019
- Sinyard, Neil
- Addison, John, 1920-1998
- Tomlinson, David, 1917-2000
- Osborne, John, 1929-1994
- Griffith, Hugh, 1912-1980
- Lassally, Walter, 1926-2017
- Warner, David, 1941-
- Janus Films
- Mac Liammóir, Micheál, 1899-1978
- Evans, Edith, 1888-1976
- Woodfall Film Productions
- Cilento, Diane
- Greenwood, Joan, 1921-1987
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754
- Genre10
- Subject20
- England
- Comedy films
- Drama
- Social classes
- Arranged marriage -- Drama
- History
- Jones, Tom, (Fictitious character)
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- 1700-1799
- Jones, Tom, (Fictitious character) -- Drama
- Picaresque films
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Man-woman relationships
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Social classes -- England -- History -- 18th century -- Drama
- Historical films
- Arranged marriage
- Action and adventure films
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