Edition |
Two-DVD special edition. |
Description |
2 videodiscs (128 min.; 121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 pages : color illustrations, 18 cm). |
Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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stamping rdapm |
Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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theatrical version mono rdacpc |
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theatrical version Dolby Digital 1.0 |
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director's cut stereo rdacpc |
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director's cut Dolby Digital 2.0 |
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NTSC rdabs |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
Series |
The Criterion collection ; 910 |
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Criterion collection ; 910.
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System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.66:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital mono (theatrical version), stereo (director's cut). |
Performer |
Actors, Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Diane Cilento, George Devine, David Tomlinson ; narrator, Micheál Mac Liammóir. |
Credits |
Music, John Addison ; director of photography, Walter Lassally ; editor, Antony Gibbs. |
Note |
Based on the novel "The history of Tom Jones" by Henry Fielding. |
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Essay by film scholar Neil Sinyard in container. |
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Includes Theatrical version (1963; 128 min.); Director's cut (1989; 121 min.) |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1963. |
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. |
Note |
Features on director's cut [disc 1]: new program on the film's cinematography featuring Lassally; new interview with film scholar Duncan Petrie on the movie's impact on British cinema; new interview with the editor of the director's cut, Robert Lambert. -- features on theatrical cut [disc 2]: 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. |
Language |
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired (SDH). |
Subject |
Jones, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754 -- Film adaptations.
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Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754. (OCoLC)fst00031092
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Jones, Tom (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst01926394
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Social classes -- England -- History -- 18th century -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Arranged marriage -- Drama.
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Arranged marriage. (OCoLC)fst00815057
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Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080
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Social classes. (OCoLC)fst01122346
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England. (OCoLC)fst01219920
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Chronological Term |
1700-1799
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Genre/Form |
Comedy films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Historical films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Action and adventure films. (OCoLC)fst01710568
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Comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710291
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Historical films. (OCoLC)fst01710314
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Added Author |
Richardson, Tony, 1928-1991, film producer, film director.
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Osborne, John, 1929-1994, screenwriter.
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Finney, Albert, 1936-2019 actor.
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York, Susannah, actor.
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Griffith, Hugh, 1912-1980, actor.
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Evans, Edith, 1888-1976, actor.
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Greenwood, Joan, 1921-1987, actor.
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Cilento, Diane, actor.
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Devine, George, 1910-1966, actor.
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Tomlinson, David, 1917-2000, actor.
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Mac Liammóir, Micheál, 1899-1978, narrator.
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Addison, John, 1920-1998, composer (expression)
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Lassally, Walter, 1926-2017, director of photography.
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Gibbs, Antony, 1925-2016, editor of moving image work.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754.
History of Tom Jones.
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Woodfall Film Productions, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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Added Title |
Container of (work): Tom Jones (Motion picture)
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Standard No. |
715515210010 |
ISBN |
9781681434001 |
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1681434008 |
Music No. |
CC2850D Criterion Collection |
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CC2850D-1 Criterion Collection (director's cut) |
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CC2850D-2 Criterion Collection (theatrical version) |