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Tom Jones (1963)

Tom Jones, the adopted son of a British country squire, is a love-'em-and-leave-'em lady charmer who goes blithely from bed to bed, while managing to get into enough other mischief to come within moments of being hanged.
Director: Tony Richardson

OVERALL: Draw
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R1 America - HBO
R1 America - MGM Home Entertainment
R2 Czech Republic - Magic Box
R2 Germany - MGM Home Entertainment
R2 Scandinavia - Studio S Entertainment
R2 United Kingdom - MGM Home Entertainment
R2 United Kingdom - British Film Institute - Woodfall - A Revolution in British Cinema
R4 Australia - MGM Home Entertainment

R1 America - HBO Extras: 7 Cast and Crew Biographies Theatrical Trailer Subtitles: No Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Picture Format: Non-Anamorphic TV System: NTSC Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround French Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono Case type: Keep Case Notes: English closed captions are included. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R1 America - MGM Home Entertainment Extras: Theatrical Trailer Subtitles: French and Spanish Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Picture Format: Non-Anamorphic TV System: NTSC Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono French Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono Case type: Keep Case Notes: English closed captions are also included. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R2 Czech Republic - Magic Box Subtitles: Czech Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Picture Format: Anamorphic TV System: PAL Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono Case type: Keep Case Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R2 Germany - MGM Home Entertainment Extras: Theatrical Trailer (2:48) Subtitles: English HoH, German HoH & Hungarian Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Picture Format: Non-Anamorphic TV System: PAL Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono German Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono Case type: Keep Case Notes: German DVD title: 'Tom Jones - Zwischen Bett und Galgen'. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R2 Scandinavia - Studio S Entertainment Extras: Theatrical Trailer Subtitles: Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Picture Format: Anamorphic TV System: PAL Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono Case type: Keep Case Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R2 United Kingdom - MGM Home Entertainment Extras: Theatrical Trailer (2:48) Subtitles: English HoH, German HoH, Hungarian Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Picture Format: Non-Anamorphic TV System: PAL Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono German Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono Case type: Keep Case Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R2 United Kingdom - British Film Institute Woodfall - A Revolution in British Cinema Extras: DISC ONE * "Look Back in Anger" Extras (with Play All) - "The Stories That Changed British Cinema" Q&A (48:43) - "George Devine Memorial Play: Look Back in Anger" 1966 short film (16:12) - "Oswald Morris Remembers Woodfall" 1993 featurette (23:05) - "Ten Bob in Winter" 1963 short film (11:40) - Trailer (3:00) - Stills Gallery (1:28) DISC TWO * "The Entertainer" Extras (with Play All) - "George Devine Memorial Play: The Entertainer" Sequence One 1966 short film (5:42) - "George Devine Memorial Play: The Entertainer" Sequence Two 1966 short film (5:07) - "O Dreamland" 1953 short film (12:16) - "Panoramic View of the Morecambe Sea Front" 1901 short film (2:26) - "Parade on West End Pier, Morecambe" 1901 short film (2:02) - "Parade on West End Pier, Morecambe (2)" 1901 short film (1:36) - "Parade on Morecambe Central Piere" 1901 short film (2:36) - "Morecambe Promenade & Winter Gardens" 1901 short film (2:21) - "Morecambe Pier" 1901 short film (1:24) - "Scenes by the Stone Jetty, Morecambe" 1901 short film (2:13) - "Morecambe Carnival" short film (0:56) - "Lancashire Coast" 1957 short film (14:40) - Stills Gallery (3:24) DISC THREE * "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" Audio commentary with writer Alan Sillitoe, cinematographer Freddie Francis and film historian Robert Murphy Audio interview with actor Albert Finney (4:03) 2009 Interview with actress Shirley Anne Field (10:07) "We Are the Lambeth Boys" 1959 documentary (48:37) DISC FOUR * "A Taste of Honey" Audio commentary by Rita Tushingham, Murray Melvin, and Dora Bryan Extras (with Play All) - Walter Lassally Video Essay (19:42) - 50th Anniversary Q&A with Rita Tushingham, Murray Melvin, and Walter Lassally (14:44) - "A Taste of Honey - From Stage to Screen - A Journey with Murray Melvin" featurette (25:14) - "Rita Tushingham on A Taste of Honey" featurette (14:07) - "Holiday" 1957 short film (17:19) - Stills Gallery (4:59) DISC FIVE * "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" Audio commentary with producer and actor Tom Courtenay, writer Alan Sillitoe and film historian Robert Murphy Video Essay by cinematographer Walter Lassally (18:06) "Momma Don't Allow" 1956 documentary (21:10) DISC SIX * "Tom Jones" (Director's Cut) The Guardian Interview: Albert Finney 1982 (audio only, plays over the film) (33:27) Extras (with Play All) - "Vanessa Redgrave on Tony Richardson" featurette (9:49) - "USSR Today: Meeting to Mark the 200th Anniversary of Henry Fielding" short film (1:01) - Trailer (2:45) - Stills Gallery Part One (3:52) DISC SEVEN * "Tom Jones" (Theatrical Cut) Extras (with Play All) - "George Devine Memorial Play: Luther" 1966 short film (6:32) - "Walter Lassally on Tom Jones" featurette (23:33) - Trailer (2:46) - Stills Gallery Part Two (3:28) DISC EIGHT * "Girl with Green Eyes" Audio commentary by Adrian Martin Extras (with Play All) - "Rita Tushingham on Girl with Green Eyes" (7:22) - "Film Poetry: Desmond Davis" featurette (23:19) - "Food for a Blluuusssshhhhh" 1959 short film (28:26) - "The Peaches" 1964 short film (15:39) - Trailer (2:26) - Stills Gallery (4:08) DISC NINE * "The KNACK... and how to get it" Audio commentary by Nel Synyard Extras (with Play All) - "George Devine Memorial Play: Exit the King" 1966 short film (4:01) - "Captain Busby the Even Tenour of Her Ways" 1967 short film (15:37) - "Now and Then: Dick Lester" 1967 featurette (17:02) - "Rita Tushingham Remembers The KNACK... and how to get it" featurette (10:11) - "Staging The KNACK... and how to get it" featurette (1:52) - "British Cinema in the 1960s: Richard Lester in Conversation" (56:17) - Stills Gallery (2:01) Subtitles: English HoH Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Picture Format: Anamorphic TV System: PAL Soundtrack(s): Theatrical Cut: English LPCM 2.0 mono Director's Cut: English LPCM 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Notes: Includes an 80 page illustrated book. The "Play All" functions exclude the audio-only extras. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
R4 Australia - MGM Home Entertainment Extras: Theatrical Trailer Subtitles: English HoH and German HoH Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Picture Format: Non-Anamorphic TV System: PAL Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono German Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono Case type: Keep Case Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page

OVERALL: Draw

The UK "Woodfall" set for including both versions of the film, LPCM audio, an anamorphic picture, and most extras.

ADDITIONAL INFO:
In 1989, Tony Richardson produced a 'restored' version which cut the film for pace by almost ten minutes. In the cuts section, we have referred to the 'restored' version as the shorter version and the untouched version as the longer version.
CUTS:
- R1 America- HBO - No cuts - Director's Cut.
- R1 America- MGM Home Entertainment - No Cuts - Director's Cut
- R2 Czech Republic- Magic Box - No cuts - Theatrical Version (116:36 PAL).
- R2 Germany- MGM Home Entertainment - No Cuts - Director's Cut (123:19 PAL).
- R2 Scandinavia- Studio S Entertainment - No cuts - Theatrical Version (116 mins)
- R2 United Kingdom- MGM Home Entertainment - Yes - (12 seconds) Compulsory cut required to sight of real animal cruelty (cockfighting) in accordance with the Cinematograph Films [Animals] Act 1937. It is the Director's Cut version (123:13 PAL).
- R2 Woodfall - A Revolution in British Cinema United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - Includes the theatrical cut (116:24 PAL) and the director's cut (123:14 PAL).
- R4 Australia- MGM Home Entertainment - No Cuts - Longer Version
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 17/04/07
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 26/05/18

UPDATE LOG:

05/10/10 - Added R2 Scandinavia.
9/12/12 - Added R2 Czechoslavakia
10/12/12 - Added R2 Germany
10/12/12 - Added R2 UK
26/05/18: Added UK Woodfall.
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