Tom Jones
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✎ Suggest a correctionPresents an adaptation of Henry Fielding's novel TOM JONES, following the adventures of a country lad who leaves home to explore the world. Stars Albert Finney and Susannah York. Directed by Tony Richardson.
The story begins with a silent film sequence during which the good Squire Allworthy returns home after a lengthy stay in London and discovers a baby in his bed. Tom grows up to be a lively young man whose good looks and kind heart make him popular with the opposite sex. He truly loves only one woman, the gentle Sophie Western, who returns his passion. Sadly, Tom is stigmatized as a "bastard" and cannot wed a young lady of her high station.
The story begins with a silent film sequence during which the good Squire Allworthy returns home after a lengthy stay in London and discovers a baby in his bed. Tom grows up to be a lively young man whose good looks and kind heart make him popular with the opposite sex. He truly loves only one woman, the gentle Sophie Western, who returns his passion. Sadly, Tom is stigmatized as a "bastard" and cannot wed a young lady of her high station.
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Presents an adaptation of Henry Fielding's novel TOM JONES, following the adventures of a country lad who leaves home to explore the world. Stars Albert Finney and Susannah York. Directed by Tony Richardson.
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