Richard Lester’s version of the Ann Jellicoe farce about a teacher determined to become a lady-killer. Rita Tushingham. Tolen: Ray Brooks. Colin: Michael Crawford. Angry Father: John Bluthal. Tom: Donal Donnelly. Teacher: Wensley Pithey. Landlady: Dandy Nichols. Also known as “The Knack.”, Hilarious British comedy where a womanising drummer, a shy schoolteacher and a painter fight for a girl. Winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes., Colin (Michael Crawford, who much later won a Tony Award for his role in Broadway’s Phantom of the Opera) is an uptight schoolteacher whose housemate, Tolen (Ray Brooks) is a consummate womanizer. Colin imagines a long line of young women in tight white sweaters on his stairwell, waiting to get into Tolen’s room. Jealous of Tolen’s incredible success with the ladies, Colin asks Tolen for advice on how to get a girl. When Tolen’s advice doesn’t seem very practical, Colin decides that his first order of business is to get a bigger bed. Colin is also trying to find a third roommate to take a spare room. Tom (Donal Donnelly), who seems compelled to paint everything in sight, happens by the house, and inserts himself in the spare room without so much as saying “hello.” Nancy (Rita Tushingham of A Taste of Honey) is new in town, and wanders the streets of London in a fruitless search for the YWCA. She runs into Colin and Tom at the dump, where they are procuring a gigantic bed. They offer her a ride, and proceed to race through London on the bed. Colin seems too shy to speak much to Nancy, despite Tom’s encouragement. Eventually, the trio reach Colin’s house, where Tolen works his gruff magic on Nancy, and havoc ensues. Capturing late 1960s London in black-and-white, Richard Lester’s The Knack. . .and How to Get It was released between the director’s two successes with the Beatles, A Hard Day’s Night and Help. The script, by Charles Wood (An Awfully Big Adventure) is based on a play by Ann Jellicoe. Future stars Jacqueline Bisset, Charlotte Rampling, and Jane Birkin appear briefly amid all the attractive young women in the film., This Cannes Film Festival Best Picture winner is a fun-filled romp about a man who has the Knack — the talent for seducing women — and another who desperately wants it (Michael Crawford)., Richard Lester’s version of the Ann Jellicoe farce about a teacher determined to become a lady-killer., A young repressed teacher rooms his flat with his swinging girl-loving friend. He gets all the dates until Rita comes along and everything changes.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “The Knack…And How to Get It ” ?
A: The main cast includes Michael Crawford,Rita Tushingham,Ray Brooks,Donal Donnelly,William Dexter,Charles Dyer,Margot Thomas,John Bluthal,Wensley Pithey,Kenneth Farrington,Vincent Harding,Helen Lennox,Peter Copley,Julian Holloway,Dandy Nichols,Timothy Bateson,George Chisholm,Frank Sieman,Bruce Lacey,Edgar Wreford,Wanda Ventham,Gerald Toomey,Katherine Page,John Porter Davison,Rose Hillier,Charles Wood,Walter Horsbrugh,Charlotte Rampling,Lucy Bartlett,Jacqueline Bisset,Jane Birkin,Marlo Thomas,Jocelyn Rickards,Assheton Gorton,Antony Gibbs,David Watkin,Charles Wood.
Q: When Did the “The Knack…And How to Get It” Released?
A: The Movie “The Knack…And How to Get It” originally aired on 1965-06-29 and released in the year of 1965.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “The Knack…And How to Get It” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “The Knack…And How to Get It” ?
A: “The Knack…And How to Get It” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
