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Tom Jones Overview:

Tom Jones (1963) was a Adventure - Comedy Film directed by Tony Richardson and produced by Tony Richardson, Michael Holden, Oscar Lewenstein and Michael Balcon.

The film was based on the novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling written by Henry Fielding published in 1749.

Academy Awards 1963 --- Ceremony Number 36 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best ActorAlbert FinneyNominated
Best Supporting ActorHugh GriffithNominated
Best Supporting ActressDiane CilentoNominated
Best Supporting ActressDame Edith EvansNominated
Best Supporting ActressJoyce RedmanNominated
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: Ralph Brinton, Ted Marshall, Jocelyn Herbert; Set Decoration: Josie MacAvinNominated
Best DirectorTony RichardsonWon
Best Music - ScoringJohn AddisonWon
Best PictureTony Richardson, ProducerWon
Best WritingJohn OsborneWon
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Tom Jones Quotes:

Squire Western: [commenting on Sophie's playing the harpsichord] You play like an angel.
Tom Jones: Sir, I will stand no jesting with this lady's character!
Miss Western: You are such a boor.
[he misunderstands her comment]
Squire Western: A boar? I am no boar!
Squire Allworthy: [to Tom, when not expected to recover from a carriage accident] I am convinced, my boy, that you have much goodness, generosity and honor in your nature. If you will add prudence and religion to those, you must be happy.
Squire Western: Madam, I despise your politics as much as I do a fart.
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Tom Jones Facts
Much of the scene in which Tom Jones and Mrs. Waters are eating together was improvised during the three hours it took to shoot, and the actors felt the effects from the food for days.
Hugh Griffith was reportedly drunk through much of the production; the scene in which his horse falls on him was not planned, and many believed he was saved by virtue of his inebriated condition. The film incorporated every frame of footage before rescuers entered the frame to save him.
Albert Finney felt the lead role wasn't serious enough, and agreed to star only if he got a producing credit; he later traded the credit for profit participation.
When Tom first arrives in London, we briefly see the coat of arms of the Carpenters Company of London hung upside-down.
At the time that the film was made, director Tony Richardson was the son-in-law of Rachel Kempson (Bridget Allworthy) and the brother-in-law of Lynn Redgrave (Susan), as he was married to Vanessa Redgrave from 1962 to 1967.
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