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	~~{{short description\|1965 film by Richard Lester}}~~
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	~~\| name = The Knack …and How to Get It~~
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	==Production==		==Production==
	After seeing [[w:Ann Jellicoe\|Ann Jellicoe]]'s play ''The Knack'', the producers envisioned a film adaptation. They offered the position of director to [[w:Lindsay Anderson\|Lindsay Anderson]], who refused.<ref name="Steiner">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/84070%7C0/The-Knack-And-How-To-Get-It.html \|title=The Knack ...and How to Get It \|last=Steiner \|first=Richard \|access-date=7 June 2017 \|work=[[w:Turner Classic Movies\|Turner Classic Movies]]}}</ref>		After seeing [[Ann Jellicoe\|Ann Jellicoe]]'s play ''The Knack'', the producers envisioned a film adaptation. They offered the position of director to [[Lindsay Anderson\|Lindsay Anderson]], who refused.<ref name="Steiner">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/84070%7C0/The-Knack-And-How-To-Get-It.html \|title=The Knack ...and How to Get It \|last=Steiner \|first=Richard \|access-date=7 June 2017 \|work=[[Turner Classic Movies\|Turner Classic Movies]]}}</ref>

	Having worked with [[w:The Beatles\|The Beatles]] on ''[[w:A Hard Day's Night (film)\|A Hard Day's Night]]'', Lester was another candidate for director, and agreed to take the position.<ref name="Steiner"/> Lester made major changes to the play, adding his own touch through [[w:direct address\|direct address]], unexpected oddly-edited sequences, humorous subtitles, and a [[w:Greek chorus\|Greek chorus]] of disapproving members of "the older generation". Filming took place in a few weeks in November and early December 1964, and Lester employed television advertising techniques.<ref name="Steiner"/> Talking about the film in the 1980s, actor [[w:Ray Brooks (actor)\|Ray Brooks]] said: {{cquote\|He’s a very visual man...They reckon that you could take any frame from ''[[w:Help! (film)\|Help!]]'', ''The Knack'', and ''[[w:A Hard Day's Night (film)\|A Hard Day’s Night]]'' and you could put it on the cover of Time/Life. Everything was so beautifully shot."<ref>[http://www.chrishunt.biz/feature24.html ''Ray Brooks interview''] by [[w:Chris Hunt\|Chris Hunt]]</ref>}}		Having worked with [[The Beatles\|The Beatles]] on ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)\|A Hard Day's Night]]'', Lester was another candidate for director, and agreed to take the position.<ref name="Steiner"/> Lester made major changes to the play, adding his own touch through [[direct address\|direct address]], unexpected oddly-edited sequences, humorous subtitles, and a [[Greek chorus\|Greek chorus]] of disapproving members of "the older generation". Filming took place in a few weeks in November and early December 1964, and Lester employed television advertising techniques.<ref name="Steiner"/> Talking about the film in the 1980s, actor [[Ray Brooks (actor)\|Ray Brooks]] said: {{cquote\|He’s a very visual man...They reckon that you could take any frame from ''[[Help! (film)\|Help!]]'', ''The Knack'', and ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)\|A Hard Day’s Night]]'' and you could put it on the cover of Time/Life. Everything was so beautifully shot."<ref>[http://www.chrishunt.biz/feature24.html ''Ray Brooks interview''] by [[Chris Hunt\|Chris Hunt]]</ref>}}

	Lester himself makes a brief cameo as an annoyed bystander. [[w:John Barry (composer)\|John Barry]] contributed the jazzy score, which features a memorable organ solo by [[w:Alan Haven\|Alan Haven]]. [[w:Jane Birkin\|Jane Birkin]], [[w:Charlotte Rampling\|Charlotte Rampling]], and [[w:Jacqueline Bisset\|Jacqueline Bisset]] all made their first cinematic appearances in the film as extras, together with ''[[w:Top of the Pops\|Top of the Pops]]'' disc girl [[w:Samantha Juste\|Samantha Juste]].		Lester himself makes a brief cameo as an annoyed bystander. [[John Barry (composer)\|John Barry]] contributed the jazzy score, which features a memorable organ solo by [[Alan Haven\|Alan Haven]]. [[Jane Birkin\|Jane Birkin]], [[Charlotte Rampling\|Charlotte Rampling]], and [[Jacqueline Bisset\|Jacqueline Bisset]] all made their first cinematic appearances in the film as extras, together with ''[[Top of the Pops\|Top of the Pops]]'' disc girl [[Samantha Juste\|Samantha Juste]].

	==Reception==		==Reception==
	In ''The New York Times'', [[Bosley Crowther]] positively reviewed it as "delightfully mobile" and a "frenziedly running, jumping picture".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9505EEDA1F30E033A25753C3A9609C946491D6CF \|title=Screen: 'The Knack' Opens at Plaza:Director Gives Pace to Off-Beat Story \|last=Crowther \|first=Bosley \|date=30 June 1965 \|access-date=7 June 2017 \|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> ''Variety'' praised the performances, citing [[Rita Tushingham]] as perfect in her role.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/1964/film/reviews/the-knack-and-how-to-get-it-1200420747/ \|title=~~Review:~~ 'The Knack … And How to Get It' \|last=Staff \|date=31 December 1964 \|access-date=7 June 2017 \|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]}}</ref>		In ''The New York Times'', [[Bosley Crowther]] positively reviewed it as "delightfully mobile" and a "frenziedly running, jumping picture".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9505EEDA1F30E033A25753C3A9609C946491D6CF \|title=Screen: 'The Knack' Opens at Plaza:Director Gives Pace to Off-Beat Story \|last=Crowther \|first=Bosley \|date=30 June 1965 \|access-date=7 June 2017 \|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> ''Variety'' praised the performances, citing [[Rita Tushingham]] as perfect in her role.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/1964/film/reviews/the-knack-and-how-to-get-it-1200420747/ \|title=Revie 'The Knack … And How to Get It' \|last=Staff \|date=31 December 1964 \|access-date=7 June 2017 \|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]}}</ref>

	In 2016, ''The Hollywood Reporter'' ranked it the 49th best film to win the Palme d'Or, stating it "hasn't aged well" but the setting was a great asset.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/cannes-palme-dor-winners-ranked-891143/item/best-intentions-palme-dor-winners-891108 \|title=Cannes: All the Palme d'Or Winners, Ranked \|last=Staff \|date=10 May 2016 \|access-date=7 June 2017 \|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> In 2001, the ''Wallflower Critical Guide'' noted the creativity in cinematography and editing, but said it disrupted the storytelling.<ref>{{cite book \|editor1=Yoram Allon \|editor2=Del Cullen \|editor3=Hannah Patterson \|title=Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide \|publisher=Wallflower Press \|date=2001 \|isbn=1903364213 \|page=199}}</ref>		In 2016, ''The Hollywood Reporter'' ranked it the 49th best film to win the Palme d'Or, stating it "hasn't aged well" but the setting was a great asset.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/cannes-palme-dor-winners-ranked-891143/item/best-intentions-palme-dor-winners-891108 \|title=Cannes: All the Palme d'Or Winners, Ranked \|last=Staff \|date=10 May 2016 \|access-date=7 June 2017 \|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> In 2001, the ''Wallflower Critical Guide'' noted the creativity in cinematography and editing, but said it disrupted the storytelling.<ref>{{cite book \|editor1=Yoram Allon \|editor2=Del Cullen \|editor3=Hannah Patterson \|title=Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide \|publisher=Wallflower Press \|date=2001 \|isbn=1903364213 \|page=199}}</ref>

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	==Production==		==Production==
	After seeing [[Ann Jellicoe]]'s play ''The Knack'', the producers envisioned a film adaptation. They offered the position of director to [[Lindsay Anderson]], who refused.<ref name="Steiner">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/84070%7C0/The-Knack-And-How-To-Get-It.html \|title=The Knack ...and How to Get It \|last=Steiner \|first=Richard \|access-date=7 June 2017 \|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]}}</ref>		After seeing [[w:Ann Jellicoe\|Ann Jellicoe]]'s play ''The Knack'', the producers envisioned a film adaptation. They offered the position of director to [[w:Lindsay Anderson\|Lindsay Anderson]], who refused.<ref name="Steiner">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/84070%7C0/The-Knack-And-How-To-Get-It.html \|title=The Knack ...and How to Get It \|last=Steiner \|first=Richard \|access-date=7 June 2017 \|work=[[w:Turner Classic Movies\|Turner Classic Movies]]}}</ref>

	Having worked with [[The Beatles]] on ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)\|A Hard Day's Night]]'', Lester was another candidate for director, and agreed to take the position.<ref name="Steiner"/> Lester made major changes to the play, adding his own touch through [[direct address]], unexpected oddly-edited sequences, humorous subtitles, and a [[Greek chorus]] of disapproving members of "the older generation.~~"{{citation needed\|date=June 2017}}~~ Filming took place in a few weeks in November and early December 1964, and Lester employed television advertising techniques.<ref name="Steiner"/> Talking about the film in the 1980s, actor [[Ray Brooks (actor)\|Ray Brooks]] said: {{cquote\|He’s a very visual man...They reckon that you could take any frame from ''[[Help! (film)\|Help]]'', ''The Knack'', and ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)\|A Hard Day’s Night]]'' and you could put it on the cover of Time/Life. Everything was so beautifully shot."<ref>[http://www.chrishunt.biz/feature24.html ''Ray Brooks interview''] by [[Chris Hunt]]</ref>}}		Having worked with [[w:The Beatles\|The Beatles]] on ''[[w:A Hard Day's Night (film)\|A Hard Day's Night]]'', Lester was another candidate for director, and agreed to take the position.<ref name="Steiner"/> Lester made major changes to the play, adding his own touch through [[w:direct address\|direct address]], unexpected oddly-edited sequences, humorous subtitles, and a [[w:Greek chorus\|Greek chorus]] of disapproving members of "the older generation". Filming took place in a few weeks in November and early December 1964, and Lester employed television advertising techniques.<ref name="Steiner"/> Talking about the film in the 1980s, actor [[w:Ray Brooks (actor)\|Ray Brooks]] said: {{cquote\|He’s a very visual man...They reckon that you could take any frame from ''[[w:Help! (film)\|Help!]]'', ''The Knack'', and ''[[w:A Hard Day's Night (film)\|A Hard Day’s Night]]'' and you could put it on the cover of Time/Life. Everything was so beautifully shot."<ref>[http://www.chrishunt.biz/feature24.html ''Ray Brooks interview''] by [[w:Chris Hunt\|Chris Hunt]]</ref>}}

	Lester himself makes a brief cameo as an annoyed bystander. [[John Barry (composer)\|John Barry]] contributed the jazzy score, which features a memorable organ solo by [[Alan Haven]]. [[Jane Birkin]], [[Charlotte Rampling]], and [[Jacqueline Bisset]] all made their first cinematic appearances in the film as extras, together with ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' disc girl [[Samantha Juste]].		Lester himself makes a brief cameo as an annoyed bystander. [[w:John Barry (composer)\|John Barry]] contributed the jazzy score, which features a memorable organ solo by [[w:Alan Haven\|Alan Haven]]. [[w:Jane Birkin\|Jane Birkin]], [[w:Charlotte Rampling\|Charlotte Rampling]], and [[w:Jacqueline Bisset\|Jacqueline Bisset]] all made their first cinematic appearances in the film as extras, together with ''[[w:Top of the Pops\|Top of the Pops]]'' disc girl [[w:Samantha Juste\|Samantha Juste]].

	==Reception==		==Reception==

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{IMDb title\|id=0059362\|title=The Knack …and How to Get It}}		*{{IMDb title\|id=0059362\|title=The Knack …and How to Get It}}
	* {{Amg movie\|97908\|The Knack …and How to Get It}}		*{{Amg movie\|97908\|The Knack …and How to Get It}}
	*{{rotten-tomatoes\|knackand_how_to_get_it}}		*{{rotten-tomatoes\|knackand_how_to_get_it}}

	~~{{Richard Lester}}~~
	~~{{Palme d'Or 1960-1979}}~~

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{{short description|1965 film by Richard Lester}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}

{{Infobox film
| name = The Knack …and How to Get It
| image = The Knack …and How to Get It film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[Richard Lester]]
| producer = [[Oscar Lewenstein]]
| writer = [[Charles Wood (playwright)|Charles Wood]]
| starring = [[Rita Tushingham]]<br>[[Ray Brooks (actor)|Ray Brooks]]<br>[[Michael Crawford]]<br>[[Donal Donnelly]]
| music = [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]]
| cinematography = [[David Watkin (cinematographer)|David Watkin]]
| editing = [[Antony Gibbs]]
| studio = [[Woodfall Film Productions]]
| distributor = [[United Artists Corporation]]
| released = {{start date|1965|6|3|df=y}}
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget = $364,000<ref name="Deeley">Michael Deeley, ''Blade Runners, Deer Hunters and Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: My Life in Cult Movies'', Pegasus Books, 2009 p 31</ref><ref name="tino">Tino Balio, ''United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry'', University of Wisconsin Press, 1987 p. 245</ref>
| gross = $2.5 million (US)<ref name="Deeley"/>
}}
'''''The Knack …and How to Get It''''' is a 1965 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Richard Lester]] and starring [[Rita Tushingham]], [[Ray Brooks (actor)|Ray Brooks]], [[Michael Crawford]], and [[Donal Donnelly]]. The screenplay by [[Charles Wood (playwright)|Charles Wood]] is based on a play of the same name by [[Ann Jellicoe]]. The film is considered emblematic of the [[Swinging Sixties|Swinging London]] cultural phenomenon.

The film premiered in-competition at the [[1965 Cannes Film Festival]], and won the [[Palme d'Or]] and the Technical Grand Prize. At the [[19th British Academy Film Awards]], the film was nominated in six categories, including [[BAFTA Award for Best Film]] and [[BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film|Outstanding British Film]]. Rita Tushingham was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]], and the film was nominated for [[Golden Globe Award for Best English-Language Foreign Film|Best English-Language Foreign Film]].

==Plot==
Colin is a nervous schoolteacher working in [[London]], observing rather than participating in the [[sexual revolution]] of the 1960s. He has little personal sexual experience and wishes to gain "the knack": in this case meaning a way to seduce women. He turns to a friend, a confident, womanizing drummer known only by his surname, Tolen. Tolen gives him unhelpful advice to consume more protein and use intuition, acknowledging intuition is not something that can be completely learned, and advocates the importance of [[sexual domination|domination]] of women. He then suggests that Colin should move into his home, where he and another friend "share" women.

Colin boards the front door shut. The third flatmate, Tom, is obsessed with painting everything white... including the windowpanes. Due to the blocked door Tolen brings his girls in through the window. Colin swaps his single bed for a fancy old double wrought iron bed which he finds in a scrapyard with Tom. Nancy meets Colin at the scrapyard. Nancy is an inexperienced and shy young woman who has arrived to London from out of town, and is searching for the [[YWCA]]. She stops by a clothing store and is won over by the flattery of the clerk, until she overhears him repeating the same words to every female customer.

From the scrapyard the three take the bed on a complex and zany journey back to the house. This includes parking it at a [[parking meter]], moving it on a [[Car carrier trailer|car transporter]] and carrying it down the steps of the [[Royal Albert Hall]].

In a public space, Tolen sexually assaults Nancy, who at first is silent then faints. When she wakes up, she begins [[False accusation of rape|claiming she was raped]], though this was not the case. Tolen, Colin and their friends find themselves unable to restrain her from loudly repeating the allegations, or puncturing the tyres of Tolen's motorcycle, and she runs back to the residence, where she throws Tolen's [[Gramophone record|records]] out of the window and strips naked. The men become convinced her rape allegations reflect [[rape fantasy]] and urge Tolen to have sex with her. When Nancy emerges from the room wearing only a robe, she instead expresses more attraction to Colin, and he returns the interest. The two begin living together.

==Cast==
{{castlist|
* [[Michael Crawford]] as Colin
* [[Rita Tushingham]] as Nancy Jones
* [[Ray Brooks (actor)|Ray Brooks]] as Tolen
* [[Donal Donnelly]] as Tom
* William Dexter as Dress Shop Owner
* Charles Dyer as Man in Photo Booth
* Margot Thomas as Female Teacher
* [[John Bluthal]] as Angry Father
* Helen Lennox as Girl in Photo Booth
* [[Wensley Pithey]] as Teacher
* [[Edgar Wreford]] as Man in Phone Booth
* Frank Sieman as Surveyor
* [[Bruce Lacey]] as Surveyor's Assistant
* [[George Chisholm (musician)|George Chisholm]] as Left Luggage Porter
* [[Peter Copley]] as Picture Owner
* [[Timothy Bateson]] as Junkyard Owner
* [[Dandy Nichols]] as Tom's Landlady
* [[Wanda Ventham]] as Gym Mistress
* [[Julian Holloway]] and [[Kenneth Farrington]] as Guardsmen
* [[Jane Birkin]] as Motorbike Girl
* [[Jacqueline Bisset]] as Sweater Girl
* [[Charlotte Rampling]] as Water Skier
* [[Lucille Soong]] as Girl in Sauna
}}

==Production==
After seeing [[Ann Jellicoe]]'s play ''The Knack'', the producers envisioned a film adaptation. They offered the position of director to [[Lindsay Anderson]], who refused.<ref name="Steiner">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/84070%7C0/The-Knack-And-How-To-Get-It.html |title=The Knack ...and How to Get It |last=Steiner |first=Richard |access-date=7 June 2017 |work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]}}</ref>

Having worked with [[The Beatles]] on ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day's Night]]'', Lester was another candidate for director, and agreed to take the position.<ref name="Steiner"/> Lester made major changes to the play, adding his own touch through [[direct address]], unexpected oddly-edited sequences, humorous subtitles, and a [[Greek chorus]] of disapproving members of "the older generation."{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} Filming took place in a few weeks in November and early December 1964, and Lester employed television advertising techniques.<ref name="Steiner"/> Talking about the film in the 1980s, actor [[Ray Brooks (actor)|Ray Brooks]] said: {{cquote|He’s a very visual man...They reckon that you could take any frame from ''[[Help! (film)|Help]]'', ''The Knack'', and ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day’s Night]]'' and you could put it on the cover of Time/Life. Everything was so beautifully shot."<ref>[http://www.chrishunt.biz/feature24.html ''Ray Brooks interview''] by [[Chris Hunt]]</ref>}}

Lester himself makes a brief cameo as an annoyed bystander. [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]] contributed the jazzy score, which features a memorable organ solo by [[Alan Haven]]. [[Jane Birkin]], [[Charlotte Rampling]], and [[Jacqueline Bisset]] all made their first cinematic appearances in the film as extras, together with ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' disc girl [[Samantha Juste]].

==Reception==
In ''The New York Times'', [[Bosley Crowther]] positively reviewed it as "delightfully mobile" and a "frenziedly running, jumping picture".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9505EEDA1F30E033A25753C3A9609C946491D6CF |title=Screen: 'The Knack' Opens at Plaza:Director Gives Pace to Off-Beat Story |last=Crowther |first=Bosley |date=30 June 1965 |access-date=7 June 2017 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> ''Variety'' praised the performances, citing [[Rita Tushingham]] as perfect in her role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1964/film/reviews/the-knack-and-how-to-get-it-1200420747/ |title=Review: 'The Knack … And How to Get It' |last=Staff |date=31 December 1964 |access-date=7 June 2017 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

In 2016, ''The Hollywood Reporter'' ranked it the 49th best film to win the Palme d'Or, stating it "hasn't aged well" but the setting was a great asset.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/cannes-palme-dor-winners-ranked-891143/item/best-intentions-palme-dor-winners-891108 |title=Cannes: All the Palme d'Or Winners, Ranked |last=Staff |date=10 May 2016 |access-date=7 June 2017 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> In 2001, the ''Wallflower Critical Guide'' noted the creativity in cinematography and editing, but said it disrupted the storytelling.<ref>{{cite book |editor1=Yoram Allon |editor2=Del Cullen |editor3=Hannah Patterson |title=Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide |publisher=Wallflower Press |date=2001 |isbn=1903364213 |page=199}}</ref>

==Accolades==
The film was entered into competition at the [[1965 Cannes Film Festival]],<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2888/year/1965.html |title=Festival de Cannes: The Knack …and How to Get It |access-date=7 June 2017 |work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref> where it won the [[Palme d'Or]].<ref name="Guardian">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/may/11/cannes-film-2011-award-winners-palme-dor |title=Cannes 2011: all the Palme d'Or winners |date=May 2011 |access-date=7 June 2017 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Date of ceremony
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient(s)
! scope="col"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Belgian Film Critics Association]]
| rowspan="1" | 1966
| [[Grand Prix (Belgian Film Critics Association)|Grand Prix]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Richard Lester]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="1" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinematek.be/?node=10&event_id=400868502 |title=Richard Lester, The Knack |access-date=7 June 2017 |publisher=Cinémathèque royale de Belgique}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=6| [[British Academy Film Awards]]
| rowspan="6" | [[19th British Academy Film Awards|1966]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best British Film|Best British Film]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="6" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1966/film? |title=Film in 1966 |access-date=7 June 2017 |publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]}}</ref>
|-
| Best Film from Any Source
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| [[Charles Wood (playwright)|Charles Wood]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress]]
| [[Rita Tushingham]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography, Black and White]]
| [[David Watkin (cinematographer)|David Watkin]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles|Most Promising Newcomer]]
| [[Michael Crawford]]
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Cannes Film Festival]]
| rowspan="1" | [[1965 Cannes Film Festival|3 – 16 May 1965]]
| [[Palme d'Or]]
| Richard Lester
| {{won}}
| rowspan="1" | <ref name="Guardian"/>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=2| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | [[23rd Golden Globe Awards|28 February 1966]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical|Best Actress – Comedy or Musical]]
| Rita Tushingham
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/film/knack |title=The Knack |access-date=7 June 2017 |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best English-Language Foreign Film|Best Foreign Film, English Language]]
| Richard Lester
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Writers' Guild of Great Britain]]
| rowspan="1" | 10 March 1966
| Best British Documentary Film or Short Script
| Charles Wood
| {{won}}
| rowspan="1" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://writersguild.org.uk/writers-guild-awards-1965/ |title=Writers' Guild Awards 1965 |access-date=7 June 2017 |publisher=[[Writers' Guild of Great Britain]]}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0059362|title=The Knack …and How to Get It}}
* {{Amg movie|97908|The Knack …and How to Get It}}
*{{rotten-tomatoes|knackand_how_to_get_it}}

{{Richard Lester}}
{{Palme d'Or 1960-1979}}

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