‘Tom Jones’ premieres at Venice Film Festival 50 years ago today (1963)


Video: 'Tom Jones' trailer

(Sunday September 29, 1963)Tom Jones, a British adventure comedy film about a country boy in 18th-century England who becomes a playboy, premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

Directed by Tony Richardson, the film starred Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, Edith Evans, Diane Cilento and Joyce Redman.