Tom Jones
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.
Special Features
- New 4K digital restorations of the original theatrical version of the film and the 1989 director’s cut, both supervised by director of photography Walter Lassally, with uncompressed monaural and stereo soundtracks on the Blu-ray
- New program on the film’s cinematography featuring Lassally
- New interview with film scholar Duncan Petrie on the movie’s impact on British cinema
- Excerpt from a 1982 episode of The Dick Cavett Show featuring actor Albert Finney
- New interview with actor Vanessa Redgrave on her former husband, director Tony Richardson
- Illustrated archival audio interview with composer John Addison on his Oscar-winning score for the film
- New interview with the editor of the director’s cut, Robert Lambert
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by film scholar Neil Sinyard
Illustration by Richard Haines
Special Features
- New 4K digital restorations of the original theatrical version of the film and the 1989 director’s cut, both supervised by director of photography Walter Lassally, with uncompressed monaural and stereo soundtracks on the Blu-ray
- New program on the film’s cinematography featuring Lassally
- New interview with film scholar Duncan Petrie on the movie’s impact on British cinema
- Excerpt from a 1982 episode of The Dick Cavett Show featuring actor Albert Finney
- New interview with actor Vanessa Redgrave on her former husband, director Tony Richardson
- Illustrated archival audio interview with composer John Addison on his Oscar-winning score for the film
- New interview with the editor of the director’s cut, Robert Lambert
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by film scholar Neil Sinyard
Illustration by Richard Haines
Cast
- Albert Finney
- Tom Jones
- Susannah York
- Sophie Western
- Hugh Griffith
- Squire Western
- Edith Evans
- Miss Western
- Joan Greenwood
- Lady Bellaston
- Diane Cilento
- Molly Seagrim
- George Devine
- Squire Allworthy
- David Tomlinson
- Lord Fellamar
- Angela Baddeley
- Mrs. Wilkins
- Avis Bunnage
- Landlady, George Inn
- Peter Bull
- Thwackum
- George A. Cooper
- Mr. Fitzpatrick
- Mark Dignam
- Lieutenant
- Rachel Kempson
- Bridget Allworthy
- Rosalind Knight
- Mrs. Fitzpatrick
- Wilfrid Lawson
- Black George
- John Moffatt
- Mr. Square
- Lynn Redgrave
- Susan, Upton Inn
- Joyce Redman
- Jenny Jones/Mrs. Waters
- David Warner
- Blifil
- Micheál MacLiammóir
- Narration spoken by
Credits
- Director
- Tony Richardson
- Produced by
- Tony Richardson
- Screenplay by
- John Osborne
- Based on the novel by
- Henry Fielding
- Director of photography
- Walter Lassally
- Music composed and conducted by
- John Addison
- Music played by
- Sinfonia of London
- Production designer
- Ralph Brinton
- Color consultant
- Jocelyn Herbert
- Art director
- Ted Marshall
- Film editor
- Antony Gibbs
- Camera operator
- Desmond Davis
A scene from Tom Jones
