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Tom Jones
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Tom Jones is a 1963 British comedy, adventure, and period drama film directed by Tony Richardson. The screenplay, written by John Osborne, is based on Henry Fielding’s novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. The cast includes Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, and Edith Evans, with narration by Micheál Mac Liammóir. Production was handled by Tony Richardson and Michael Balcon, while Walter Lassally served as director of photography and John Addison composed the score.
The film, which runs for 128 minutes, was distributed by United Artists and Netflix. It received four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score. Additional nominations included categories for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. Critical reception included a Metascore of 77 and an IMDb rating of 6.4.
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Film · TMDB
5.9Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they find a way through the mayhem to be true to love?
Cast
- Albert Finney as Tom Jones
- Susannah York as Sophie Western
- Hugh Griffith as Squire Western
- Edith Evans as Miss Western
- Joan Greenwood as Lady Bellaston
- Diane Cilento as Molly Seagrim
Themes
- countryside
- based on novel or book
- rags to riches
- sword fight
- breaking the fourth wall
- tutor
- foundling
- 18th century
- squire
- bawdy
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
15,250 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
Metacritic
77/100
- Year
- 1963
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, History
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 4 Oscars. 20 wins & 20 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Tony Richardson
- Screenplay by
- John Osborne
- Based on
- The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling , 1749 novel, by Henry Fielding
- Produced by
- Tony Richardson
- Starring
- Albert Finney Susannah York Hugh Griffith Edith Evans Joan Greenwood Diane Cilento George Devine David Tomlinson
- Narrated by
- Micheál Mac Liammóir
- Cinematography
- Walter Lassally
- Edited by
- Antony Gibbs
- Music by
- John Addison
- Production company
- Woodfall Film Productions
- Distributed by
- United Artists
- Release date
- 26 June 1963 ( 1963-06-26 )
- Running time
- 128 minutes
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- £467,000 or £480,000
- Box office
- $17.07 million (U.S. and Canada rentals)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- period drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- foundling
- Director
- Tony Richardson
- Screenwriter
- John Osborne
- Cast member
- John Moffatt
- Composer
- John Addison
- Cinematographer
- Walter Lassally
- Narrative location
- England
- Duration
- 128
- FilmAffinity ID
- 782075
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Komedin "Tom Jones a Londres" - Skoklosters slott - 86181.tif
Show 9 more facts
- publication date
- 1963-01-01
- title
- Tom Jones
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- narrator
- Micheál Mac Liammóir
- after a work by
- Henry Fielding
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 81%
- budget
- 1000000
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Encyclopedic overview
Tom Jones is a 1963 British period comedy film, an adaptation of Henry Fielding's classic 1749 novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. It is directed by Tony Richardson from a screenplay written by John Osborne, and stars Albert Finney as the titular character. The cast also features Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, Edith Evans, Joyce Redman, Joan Greenwood, Diane Cilento, and David Warner in his film debut.
The film was a success both critically and at the box office, and was one of the most critically acclaimed and popular comedies of its time. At the 36th Academy Awards, it was nominated for ten Oscars, winning four: Best Picture, Best Director for Richardson, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Score. It also won two Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and three BAFTA Awards, including Best Film and Best British Film.
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