Tom Jones [Criterion Collection/Special Edition] (Blu-ray) 03/02/18

In the early 1960s, at the height of the British New Wave, a movement whose gritty realism they had helped establish, director Tony Richardson and playwright John Osborne set out for more fanciful narrative territory. 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 turn), 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.

CONDITION: NEW

Actors: Albert Finney, Susannah York
Directors: Tony Richardson
Format: Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1
Number of discs: 2
Rated:
Unrated
Not Rated
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: February 27, 2018
Run Time: 128 minutes

Cast & Crew

Albert Finney Tom Jones
Susannah York Sophie Western
Hugh Griffith Squire Western
Edith Evans Miss Western
Joan Greenwood Lady Bellaston
Diane Cilento Molly Seagram
George Devine Squire Allworthy
David Tomlinson Lord Fellamar
Rosalind Atkinson Mrs. Millar
Wilfred Lawson Black George
Rosalind Knight Mrs. Fitzpatrick
Jack MacGowran Partridge
Freda Jackson Mrs. Seagrim
David Warner Blifil
Joyce Redman Mrs. Waters/Jenny Jones
James Cairncross Parson Supple
Rachel Kempson Bridget Allworthy
Peter Bull Thwackum
Angela Baddeley Mrs. Wilkins
George A. Cooper Fitzpatrick
Michael MacLiammoir Narrator
John Moffatt Square
Redmond Phillips Lawyer Dowling
Patsy Rowlands Honour
Mark Dignam Lieutenant
Julian Glover Northerton
Avis Bunnage Inn Keeper
Lynn Redgrave Susan
Jack Stewart MacLachlan
Michael Brennan the Jailor at Newgate

Technical Credits

Tony Richardson Director,Producer
John Addison Score Composer,Musical Direction/Supervision
Ralph W. Brinton Production Designer
Desmond Davis Camera Operator
Alex Garfath Makeup
Antony Gibbs Editor
Peter Handford Sound/Sound Designer
Michael Holden Associate Producer
Robert Lambert Editor
Walter Lassally Cinematographer
Oscar Lewenstein Associate Producer
Josie MacAvin Set Decoration/Design
Ted Marshall Art Director
John McCorry Costumes/Costume Designer
Roy Millichip Production Manager
Gerry O'Hara Asst. Director
John Osborne Screenwriter