# Tom Jones (1963)

> A warm-hearted foundling’s lusty journey through eighteenth-century England becomes a wildly energetic satire of class, hypocrisy, and romantic fate.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3215

## Facts

- Runtime: 128 min
- Genres: Comedy, Romance, History
- Director: Tony Richardson
- Cast: Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Diane Cilento, David Tomlinson, Freda Jackson
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057590/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, irreverent, bawdy, classic cinema night, literary adaptation double feature

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