The Knack... and How to Get It(Movie, 1965)

Name: The Knack... and How to Get It
Genre: Comedy, Romance / Love
Released: 1965
Duration: T01:25:00
Rating: 3

1h 25min | Genres: Comedy, Romance / Love

Rating: 3.0/5 (with 23 votes)

The Knack …and How to Get It is a 1965 British comedy film directed by Richard Lester and starring Rita Tushingham, Ray Brooks, Michael Crawford, and Donal Donnelly. The screenplay by Charles Wood is based on a play of the same name by Ann Jellicoe. The film is considered emblematic of the Swinging London cultural phenomenon. It was the first movie appearance of Jane Birkin and Charlotte Rampling. The film premiered in-competition at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival, and won the Palme d'Or and the Technical Grand Prize. At the 19th British Academy Film Awards, the film was nominated in six categories, including BAFTA Award for Best Film and Outstanding British Film. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Knack... and How to Get It

Palme d'Or

About The Knack... and How to Get It

A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' - how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men meet up with a new girl in town, as well as a friendly lunatic who can’t help but paint things white.

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Plays in: London

Made by: Woodfall Film Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 12 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 06/29/1965 (World premiere: 05/01/1965)

Cast: Rita Tushingham, Michael Crawford, Ray Brooks, Donal Donnelly, Jacqueline Bisset, Jane Birkin, Charlotte Rampling, Wanda Ventham, Timothy Bateson, Pattie Boyd, Lucille Soong

Director: Richard Lester

Producer: Michael Deeley, Oscar Lewenstein

Screenwriter: Charles Wood

Film Editor: Antony Gibbs

Director of Photography: David Watkin

Composer: John Barry

Production Designer: Assheton Gorton

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"The Knack ...and How to Get It"

"El Knack... y cómo conseguirlo"

"Un chico con gancho"

"Le knack... et comment l'avoir"

Keywords: london, england, womanizer, landlord

Budget: 364,000 USD

Revenue: 2,500,000 USD (= 687%)

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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The Knack... and How to Get It(Movie, 1965)

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