| Description |
2 videodiscs (128 min.; 121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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theatrical version mono rdacpc |
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theatrical version LPCM 1.0 |
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director's cut stereo rdacpc |
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director's cut LPCM 2.0 |
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theatrical version digital optical mono rda |
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director's cut digital optical stereo rda |
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HDTV rda |
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video file rdaft |
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video file region A rda |
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Blu-ray |
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region A rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 910.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray; region A; widescreen (1.66:1 aspect ratio); uncompressed monaural soundtrack (theatrical version) and LPCM 2.0 (director's cut). |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Credits |
Music, John Addison ; director of photography, Walter Lassally ; editor, Anthony Gibbs. |
| Performer |
Actors, Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Diane Cilento, George Devine, David Tomlinson, David Warner ; narrator, Micheál Mac Liammóir. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963. |
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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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New 4K digital restorations of the original theatrical version of the film and the 1989 director's cut. |
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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. |
| Contents |
[Disc 1]. Director's cut (121 min.) -- [Disc 2]. Theatrical version (128 min.). |
| 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. |
| Terms Of Use |
For private home use only. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Subject |
Jones, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Social classes -- England -- History -- 18th century -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Arranged marriage -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Chronological Term |
1700-1799 -- Videodiscs. |
| Genre |
Picaresque films.
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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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Blu-ray discs.
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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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Warner, David, 1941- 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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Sinyard, Neil, writer of essay.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754.
History of Tom Jones.
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Janus Films, film distributor.
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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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| ISBN |
9781681433998 |
| Standard No. |
715515209915 |
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00715515209915 gtin-14 |
| Music No. |
CC2849BD Criterion Collection (set) |
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CC2849BD-1 Criterion Collection (director's cut) |
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CC2849BD-2 Criterion Collection (theatrical version) |
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