Walter Lassally on TOM JONES
Tom Jones • 24m
Cinematographer Walter Lassally (1926–2017) worked with director Tony Richardson on three films in three years: A TASTE OF HONEY, THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER, and TOM JONES. In this piece, including footage from conversations with the cinematographer from 2004 and 2017, Lassally discusses TOM JONES and collaborating with Richardson.
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