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Albert Finney: Tom Jones
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Synopsis: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, and Marisa Tomei star in director Sidney Lumet's thriller concerning two brothers who hatch a plan to rob their parent's jewelry store. When the job goes awry, the entire family is set on a collision course with tragedy. ~ Jason Buchanan, AllRead More
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Finney made his mark with "Tom Jones," which remains a must-view. It is Fielding's 18th-century England in all its layers -- stuffy at the top, coarse at the bottom, and sublime all over. Finney infuses his character with natural, irrepressible male heat and humor. Along with Hugh Griffith as Squire Western and Susannah York as Western's daughter Sophie, he led a stellar cast of actors in one of the screen's greatest romps. The eclat of that performance made him an instant international star.
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Finney next peppered the rebellion of the angry young man with a delightful bawdiness in Tony Richardson's Tom Jones, based on the Henry Fielding novel about a young man's randy adventures in eighteenth-century England. Released in 1963, the film is more than just an entertaining, Oscar-winner. It is a landmark as a forerunner of the sexual revolution of the late 1960s. Finney's performance is crammed with moxie, and is a major star turn. If Saturday Night and Sunday Morning had made him a name among more discerning filmgoers, Tom Jones secured his reputation as a popular movie star.
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