Tom Jones

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), whose easy charm seems to lead him astray at every turn from his beloved, the wellborn Sophie Western. This spirited picaresque, evocatively shot in England's rambling countryside and featuring an extraordinary ensemble cast, went on to become a worldwide sensation.

Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Picture. Winner of a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical. Winner of a BAFTA Award for Best British Film.

"Prepare yourself for what is surely one of the wildest, bawdiest and funniest comedies that a refreshingly agile filmmaker has ever brought to the screen." - Bosley Crowther, The New York Times