Tom Jones
(DVD)
Contributors
Richardson, Tony, 1928-1991, film producer,
Osborne, John, 1929-1994, screenwriter.
Finney, Albert, 1936-2019, actor.
York, Susannah, actor.
Griffith, Hugh, 1912-1980, actor.
Osborne, John, 1929-1994, screenwriter.
Finney, Albert, 1936-2019, actor.
York, Susannah, actor.
Griffith, Hugh, 1912-1980, actor.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2018].
Format
DVD
Edition
Two-DVD special edition.
ISBN
9781681434001, 1681434008
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (128 min.; 121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out leaflet (12 pages : color illustrations, 18 cm).
Status
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2018].
Edition
Two-DVD special edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681434001, 1681434008
UPC
715515210010
Notes
General Note
Widescreen.
General Note
Based on the novel "The history of Tom Jones" by Henry Fielding.
General Note
Essay by film scholar Neil Sinyard in container.
General Note
Includes Theatrical version (1963; 128 min.); Director's cut (1989; 121 min.)
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
General Note
Accompanied by a fold-out leaflet featuring an essay, "Tomorrow do thy worst", by film scholar Neil Sinyard.
General 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.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, John Addison ; director of photography, Walter Lassally ; editor, Antony Gibbs.
Participants/Performers
Actors, Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Diane Cilento, George Devine, David Tomlinson ; narrator, Micheál Mac Liammóir.
Description
"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.
Target Audience
MWT rating: NR.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.66:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital mono (theatrical version); stereo (director's cut).
Language
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired (SDH).
Awards
Best Picture Academy Award Winner, 1963
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Copies
Volume | Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kinnelon Library - Adult Media | DVD TOM | Available | ||
Rockaway Township Library - Adult Media - Special | DVD ADULT- T | CRITERION COLLECTION | Available | |
DISC 1-2 | Morris County Library - Adult Media | FOREIGN-GREAT BRITAIN TOM JONES DVD18656 DISC 1-2 | FOREIGN: GREAT BRITAIN | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Action and adventure films.
Arranged marriage -- Drama.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Fielding, Henry, -- 1707-1754 -- Film adaptations.
Film adaptations.
Foreign films -- Great Britain.
Historical films.
Jones, Tom -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Social classes -- England -- History -- 18th century -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Arranged marriage -- Drama.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Fielding, Henry, -- 1707-1754 -- Film adaptations.
Film adaptations.
Foreign films -- Great Britain.
Historical films.
Jones, Tom -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Social classes -- England -- History -- 18th century -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
OCLC Fast Subjects
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Richardson, T., Osborne, J., Finney, A., York, S., Griffith, H., Evans, E., Greenwood, J., Cilento, D., Devine, G., Tomlinson, D., Mac Liammóir, M., Addison, J., Lassally, W., Gibbs, A., Sinyard, N., & Fielding, H. (2018). Tom Jones (Two-DVD special edition.). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tony Richardson et al.. 2018. Tom Jones. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tony Richardson et al.. Tom Jones Criterion Collection, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Richardson, Tony, et al. Tom Jones Two-DVD special edition., Criterion Collection, 2018.
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