Tom Jones
Tom Jones!... loves and loves and loves and loves...
Country
Production
Budget
$1 000 000
Box office
$37 600 000
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Ralph W. Brinton
Audition
John Merrick
Editing
Short description
Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they find a way through the mayhem to be true to love?
What's left behind the scenes
- The scene in which Squire pursues Tom Jones was filmed over two nights. On the second night, Hugh Griffith (1912-1980) actually struck Albert Finney (1936-2019) with the whip, causing him to bleed. Finney turned to Griffith and punched him in the face, after which both left the set, declaring they would never work with each other again.
- Albert Finney agreed to star in the film only on the condition that he would be one of the producers, but later traded this condition for a share of the profits.
- Twelve seconds of the cockfight were cut from the film because the depiction of animal cruelty is prohibited in the UK.
- Problems arose during the filming of the hunting scene, as local hunters refused to participate in the project, believing that the film would turn viewers against hunting in general. The film crew had to literally comb the surrounding area in search of hunting dogs whose owners would agree to lend them for filming. Tony Richardson wanted the dogs to pounce on the deer carcass, so the dogs were kept hungry before filming, but local hunters, learning what was happening, broke into the dogs' enclosure the night before filming and fed them. During filming, the dogs only sniffed the deer carcass, but categorically refused to attack and devour it. The scene had to be reshot after several days.
- The scene in which the squire chases Tom Jones was filmed over two nights. On the second night, it happened that Hugh Griffith (1912-1980) actually struck Albert Finney (1936-2019) with a whip, causing him to bleed. Finney turned to Griffith and slapped him across the face, after which both left the set, declaring that they would never work with each other again.
- It is claimed that Hugh Griffith was practically constantly intoxicated during filming. The scene in which a horse falls on him was not in the script, and many believe that the actor was saved only by the fact that he was drunk at that moment as well.
- Work on the film was repeatedly interrupted due to Hugh Griffith's drinking, especially considering that he had to travel from London for the shoot. Crew members often had to search for him on his way from London, and they repeatedly found him asleep along the road.
- Despite the film winning Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director, and earning four gold statues in total, director Tony Richardson (1928-1991) remained dissatisfied with the final result.
- Albert Finney agreed to star in the film only on the condition that he become one of the producers, but he later traded this condition for a share of the profits.
- Problems arose during the filming of the hunting scene because local hunters refused to participate in the project, believing that the film would turn viewers against hunting in general. The film crew had to literally scour the surroundings for hunting dogs whose owners would agree to lend them for the shoot. Tony Richardson wanted the dogs to pounce on a deer carcass, so the dogs were kept hungry before filming; however, local hunters, upon finding out what was happening, sneaked in the night before the shoot and fed them. During filming, the dogs only sniffed the deer carcass but categorically refused to pounce on it or devour it. The scene had to be reshot several days later.
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