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| director      = [[w:Cliff Owen|Cliff Owen]]
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| producer      = Robert Sadoff
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| writer        = [[w:Jeremy Lloyd]]
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| starring      = {{unbulleted list|[[w:Nicky Henson|Nicky Henson]]|[[w:Trevor Howard|Trevor Howard]]|[[Terry-Thomas]]}}
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| music          = [[w:Ron Grainer|Ron Grainer]]
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| cinematography = [[w:Douglas Slocombe|Douglas Slocombe]]
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| editing        = [[w:Bill Blunden|Bill Blunden]]
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| studio        = Robert Sadoff Productions
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'''''The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones''''' is a 1976 [[w:Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[w:comedy film|comedy film]] directed by [[w:Cliff Owen|Cliff Owen]] and starring [[w:Nicky Henson|Nicky Henson]], [[w:Trevor Howard|Trevor Howard]] and [[Terry-Thomas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/60076 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113215242/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/60076 |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 January 2009 |title=''The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones'' (1975) |website=[[BFI Film & TV Database]] |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |accessdate=27 December 2015}}</ref> It is an adaptation of the 1749 novel ''[[w:Tom Jones (novel)|Tom Jones]]'' by [[w:Henry Fielding|Henry Fielding]], which follows the main character in a new series of misadventures.
'''''The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones''''' is a 1976 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Cliff Owen]] and starring [[Nicky Henson]], [[Trevor Howard]] and [[Terry-Thomas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/60076 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113215242/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/60076 |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 January 2009 |title=''The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones'' (1975) |website=[[BFI Film & TV Database]] |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |accessdate=27 December 2015}}</ref> It is an adaptation of the 1749 novel ''[[Tom Jones (novel)|Tom Jones]]'' by [[Henry Fielding]], which follows the main character in a new series of misadventures.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[w:Nicky Henson|Nicky Henson]] as Tom Jones
* [[Nicky Henson]] as Tom Jones
* [[w:Trevor Howard|Trevor Howard]] as Squire Western
* [[Trevor Howard]] as Squire Western
* [[Terry-Thomas]] as Mr. Square
* [[Terry-Thomas]] as Mr. Square
* [[Arthur Lowe]] as Dr. Thwackum
* [[Arthur Lowe]] as Dr. Thwackum
* [[w:Georgia Brown (English singer)|Georgia Brown]] as Jenny Jones
* [[Georgia Brown (English singer)|Georgia Brown]] as Jenny Jones
* [[w:Joan Collins|Joan Collins]] as Black Bess
* [[Joan Collins]] as Black Bess
* [[William Mervyn]] as Squire Alworthy
* [[William Mervyn]] as Squire Alworthy
* [[w:Murray Melvin|Murray Melvin]] as Blifil
* [[Murray Melvin]] as Blifil
* [[w:Madeline Smith|Madeline Smith]] as Sophia
* [[Madeline Smith]] as Sophia
* [[w:Geraldine McEwan|Geraldine McEwan]] as Lady Bellaston
* [[Geraldine McEwan]] as Lady Bellaston
* [[Jeremy Lloyd|Jeremy Lloyd]] as Lord Fellamar
* [[Jeremy Lloyd|Jeremy Lloyd]] as Lord Fellamar
* [[w:Gladys Henson|Gladys Henson]] as Mrs Wilkins
* [[Gladys Henson]] as Mrs Wilkins
* [[w:Maxine Casson|Maxine Casson]] as Prudence
* [[Maxine Casson]] as Prudence
* [[w:Joan Cooper|Joan Cooper]] as Nellie
* [[Joan Cooper]] as Nellie
* [[w:Isabel Dean|Isabel Dean]] as Bridget
* [[Isabel Dean]] as Bridget
* [[w:Arnold Diamond|Arnold Diamond]] as Noisy Reveller
* [[Arnold Diamond]] as Noisy Reveller
* [[w:Hilda Fenemore|Hilda Fenemore]] as Mrs. Belcher
* [[Hilda Fenemore]] as Mrs. Belcher
* [[w:John Forrest|John Forrest]] as Captain Blifil
* [[John Forrest]] as Captain Blifil
* [[James Hayter (actor)|James Hayter]] as Briggs
* [[James Hayter (actor)|James Hayter]] as Briggs
* [[w:Arthur Howard|Arthur Howard]] as Old Vicar
* [[Arthur Howard]] as Old Vicar
* [[w:Patricia McPherson|Patricia McPherson]] as Molly Seagram
* [[Patricia McPherson]] as Molly Seagram
* [[Frank Thornton]] as Whitlow
* [[Frank Thornton]] as Whitlow


==See also==
==See also==
* [[w:Cinema of the United Kingdom|Cinema of the United Kingdom]]
* [[Cinema of the United Kingdom]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 07:07, 20 September 2024

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones.jpg
Directed byCliff Owen
Written byJeremy Lloyd
Based onThe History of Tom Jones
by Henry Fielding
Produced byRobert Sadoff
Starring
CinematographyDouglas Slocombe
Edited byBill Blunden
Music byRon Grainer
Production
company
Robert Sadoff Productions
Distributed byUniversal Pictures (US)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones is a 1976 British comedy film directed by Cliff Owen and starring Nicky Henson, Trevor Howard and Terry-Thomas.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1749 novel Tom Jones by Henry Fielding, which follows the main character in a new series of misadventures.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1975)". BFI Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

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