The Influence of TOM JONES
Tom Jones • 22m
In the following interview, recorded in York, England, in October 2017, film scholar Duncan Petrie explains how TOM JONES’s production, cinematic style, and enormous financial success changed the landscape of British filmmaking.
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Reediting TOM JONES
Tony Richardson’s director’s cut of TOM JONES, released in 1989, is seven minutes shorter than the original theatrical cut. In the following 2017 interview, editor Robert Lambert discusses working with Richardson on this version of the film.
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Albert Finney on TOM JONES
In the following brief excerpt from a 1982 episode of “The Dick Cavett Show,” actor Albert Finney discusses his role in TOM JONES and the film’s infamous eating scene.
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Scoring TOM JONES
In this illustrated archival audio interview, composer John Addison describes working with director Tony Richardson and creating the Oscar-winning score for TOM JONES.
