Tom Jones (1963) | |
| Director(s) | Tony Richardson |
| Producer(s) | Michael Holden (associate), Oscar Lewenstein (associate), Tony Richardson, Michael Balcon (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Comedy, Romance |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, England, Rags to Riches, Romance (Comic), Satire |
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Tom Jones Overview:
Tom Jones (1963) was a Adventure - Comedy Film directed by Tony Richardson and produced by Tony Richardson, Michael Holden, Oscar Lewenstein and Michael Balcon.
The film was based on the novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling written by Henry Fielding published in 1749.
Academy Awards 1963 --- Ceremony Number 36 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Albert Finney | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Hugh Griffith | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Diane Cilento | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Dame Edith Evans | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Joyce Redman | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Ralph Brinton, Ted Marshall, Jocelyn Herbert; Set Decoration: Josie MacAvin | Nominated |
| Best Director | Tony Richardson | Won |
| Best Music - Scoring | John Addison | Won |
| Best Picture | Tony Richardson, Producer | Won |
| Best Writing | John Osborne | Won |
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Squire Western:
[At the cemetery: shrugging indifferently as Bridget Blifil has just been laid to rest] Well, there's another one gone.
Tom Jones: [Tom Jones has given a gift bird to the musically inclined Sophie Western, who has recently returned from France] I doubt if an English bird can learn French songs, Miss Western.
Miss Western: You are such a boor.
[he misunderstands her comment]
Squire Western: A boar? I am no boar!
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Tom Jones: [Tom Jones has given a gift bird to the musically inclined Sophie Western, who has recently returned from France] I doubt if an English bird can learn French songs, Miss Western.
Miss Western: You are such a boor.
[he misunderstands her comment]
Squire Western: A boar? I am no boar!
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Facts about
Hugh Griffith was reportedly drunk through much of the production; the scene in which his horse falls on him was not planned, and many believed he was saved by virtue of his inebriated condition. The film incorporated every frame of footage before rescuers entered the frame to save him.
When Tom first arrives in London, we briefly see the coat of arms of the Carpenters Company of London hung upside-down.
Much of the scene in which Tom Jones and Mrs. Waters are eating together was improvised during the three hours it took to shoot, and the actors felt the effects from the food for days.
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When Tom first arrives in London, we briefly see the coat of arms of the Carpenters Company of London hung upside-down.
Much of the scene in which Tom Jones and Mrs. Waters are eating together was improvised during the three hours it took to shoot, and the actors felt the effects from the food for days.
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