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Encyclopedia > A Taste of Honey (film)
A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey DVD Cover
Directed by Tony Richardson
Produced by Tony Richardson
Written by Shelagh Delaney (play and screenplay)
Tony Richardson (screenplay)
Starring Dora Bryan
Robert Stephens
Rita Tushingham
Music by John Addison
Distributed by British Lion Films
Release date(s) Flag of United Kingdom September, 1961
Flag of United States 30 April 1962
Running time UK: 117 min
Language English
IMDb profile

A Taste of Honey is a 1961 film adaptation of the play of the same name by Shelagh Delaney. Delaney adapted the screenplay herself, aided by director Tony Richardson, who had previously directed the first production of the play. The film features Rita Tushingham as Jo, Dora Bryan as her mother, Murray Melvin as Geoffrey, and Paul Danquah as Jimmy. Image File history File links ATasteofHoneyDVD.jpg A Taste of Honey This image is of a DVD cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the DVD or the studio which produced the DVD in question. ... Tony Richardson (June 5, 1928 - November 14, 1991) was a British theatre and film director and producer. ... Delaney was featured twice on Smiths record sleeves. ... Dora Bryan (born Dora Mary Broadbent on February 7, 1924) is a British actress, a household name with a huge list of films to her credit. ... Sir Robert Stephens (July 14, 1931 – November 12, 1995) was a leading actor in the early years of Britains Royal National Theatre. ... Rita Tushingham, born 14 March 1940 in Liverpool, is an English actress. ... John Addison (1920-1998) was a British composer. ... British Lion Films Corporation is a film production and distribution company active under several forms since 1919. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... See also: 1960 in film 1961 1962 in film 1960s in film years in film film Events Last Year at Marienbad (Lannée dernière à Marienbad) released Top grossing films North America The Guns of Navarone Exodus The Parent Trap The Absent-Minded Professor The Alamo Swiss Family Robinson... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See also: 1960 in film 1961 1962 in film 1960s in film years in film film Events Last Year at Marienbad (Lannée dernière à Marienbad) released Top grossing films North America The Guns of Navarone Exodus The Parent Trap The Absent-Minded Professor The Alamo Swiss Family Robinson... This article is about the play and the film based on it, for other meanings see A Taste of Honey (disambiguation). ... Delaney was featured twice on Smiths record sleeves. ... Tony Richardson (June 5, 1928 - November 14, 1991) was a British theatre and film director and producer. ... Rita Tushingham, born 14 March 1940 in Liverpool, is an English actress. ... Dora Bryan (born Dora Mary Broadbent on February 7, 1924) is a British actress, a household name with a huge list of films to her credit. ... Murray Melvin (born 1932, London, England) is a British stage and film actor. ...


The film's title song, written by "Bobby" Scott and Ric Marlow, has been recorded by Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass, The Beatles, Tony Bennett, and Tommy Emmanuel, among others. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass debut album, The Lonely Bull. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ... Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto on August 3, 1926) is an American popular music, standards, and jazz singer who is widely considered to be one of the best interpretative singers in these genres. ... Tommy Emmanuel, CGP (born May 31, 1955) is an Australian guitarist, best known for his fingerpicking style. ...


Awards

The film won four BAFTA awards: Richardson won Best British Screenplay (with Delaney) and Best British Film, Bryan won Best Actress and Tushingham was named Most Promising Newcomer. Tushingham and Melvin were Best Actress and Actor at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. In America the film won Tushingham a 1963 Golden Globe for Most Promising Female Newcomer and Richardson a Directors Guild of America award. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... Cannes Film Festival logo. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... DGA Headquarters in Hollywood, California Directors Guild of America (DGA) is the labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry. ...


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Preceded by
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
BAFTA Award for Best British Film
1960
Succeeded by
Lawrence of Arabia


 

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