Tom Jones is a 1963 comedy film which tells the story of a young 18th century man who is taken into the household of a rich gentleman and grows up living a bawdy life with many women. Albert Finney stars as the title character. Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, Dame Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Joyce Redman and Diane Cilento are also featured. Notably, David Tomlinson also appears. 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A comedy film is a film laced with humor or that may seek to provoke laughter from the audience. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Albert Finney (born 9 May 1936) is a British actor. ... Susannah York (born January 9, 1941) is a British actress. ... Hugh Emrys Griffith (May 30, 1912 – May 14, 1980) was a film actor. ... Dame Edith Mary Evans (February 8, 1888 - October 14, 1976) was a British actress. ... Joan Greenwood (March 4, 1921 - February 27, 1987) was a British actress who was born in Chelsea and studied at RADA. Her husky voice was her trademark, and in 1995 she was #63 on Empire magazines list of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history. ... Diane Cilento (born October 5, 1933 in Rabaul Papua New Guinea) is a theater and film actress. ... David Cecil MacAlister Tomlinson (May 7, 1917 - June 24, 2000) was a British film actor. ...

The title character is found as a baby on Squire Allworthy's bed. Thinking that his barber and one of his servants, Jenny Jones, did it, he banishes them, and raises Tom himself. Tom grows up to be a rougish, kind, and yet very decent fellow who adores sex. But he loves only one woman, the gentle Sophie Western, who of course, loves him too. Sadly, Tom is a bastard, and cannot wed her. Soon, the stuck-up, prejudiced representatives of sobriety including two of Tom's tutors and Allworthy's evil nephew twist the truth. Allworthy sadly banishes Tom from his home. In his odyssey, Tom beds a Mrs. Waters, has to escape from a jealous husband who accuses Tom of having an affair with his wife (he did not), two deadly swordfights, Tom meets his accused "father", saves Mrs. Waters from rape, and is bashed in the head by a Redcoat. For an illegitimate child, see Illegitimacy. ...

The screenplay was adapted by John Osborne from Henry Fielding's novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. The director is Tony Richardson. John James Osborne (December 12, 1929 – December 24, 1994) was a British playwright, the first of the Angry Young Men of the 1950s. ... Henry Fielding (April 22, 1707 - October 8, 1754) was a British novelist and dramatist. ... The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (often known simply as Tom Jones) is a comic novel by Henry Fielding. ... Tony Richardson (June 5, 1928 - November 14, 1991) was a British director. ...

It won Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Music, Score - Substantially Original, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. It was also nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Albert Finney), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Hugh Griffith), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Diane Cilento), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Dame Edith Evans), Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... From Rule Sixteen of the Special Rules for The Music Awards Original Score: An original score is a substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. ... The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... Academy Award for Best Actor - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ...

The film is also noteworthy in that at several points, various characters break the fourth wall, look directly into the camera, and address the audience. It is said to be the last movie watched by John F. Kennedy. Some consider it to have one of the sexier eating scenes found in cinema. Specifically in a proscenium theater, the term fourth wall applies to the imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a theater through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. ... Order: 35th President Vice President: Lyndon B. Johnson Term of office: January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963 Preceded by: Dwight D. Eisenhower Succeeded by: Lyndon B. Johnson Date of birth: May 29, 1917 Place of birth: Brookline, Massachusetts Date of death: November 22, 1963 Place of death: Dallas, Texas First...

Bridgwater's Castle Street was used as a location in several scenes. Bridgwater in Somerset, England, is a market town, the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and the leading industrial town in the county. ...

External links

• Tom Jones at the Internet Movie Database