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The Knack... and How to Get It

Original title: The Knack ...and How to Get It
  • 19651965
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
3.6K
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The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
Cool, sophisticated Tolen (Ray Brooks) has a monopoly on womanizing - with a long like of conquests to prove it - while the naïve, awkward Colin (Michael Crawford) desperately wants a piece of it. But when Colin falls for an innocent country girl (Rita Tushingham), it's not long before the self-assured Tolen moves in for the kill. Is all fair in love and war, or can Colin get the the knack and beat Tolen at his own game?
Play trailer3:42
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Comedy
A young school teacher tries to master the art of flirtation using his neighbor's skills.A young school teacher tries to master the art of flirtation using his neighbor's skills.A young school teacher tries to master the art of flirtation using his neighbor's skills.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
3.6K
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    • Richard Lester
    • Charles Wood(screenplay)
    • Ann Jellicoe(play)
  • Stars
    • Rita Tushingham
    • Ray Brooks
    • Michael Crawford
    • Richard Lester
    • Charles Wood(screenplay)
    • Ann Jellicoe(play)
  • Stars
    • Rita Tushingham
    • Ray Brooks
    • Michael Crawford
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 43User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 6 BAFTA Awards

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    Trailer 3:42
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    Ray Brooks, Michael Crawford, and Donal Donnelly in The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
    Michael Crawford, Donal Donnelly, and Rita Tushingham in The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
    Charles Dyer in The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
    Ray Brooks, Michael Crawford, Donal Donnelly, and Rita Tushingham in The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
    The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
    Ray Brooks and Michael Crawford in The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
    Charlotte Rampling, Ray Brooks, and Michael Crawford in The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
    Charlotte Rampling and Michael Crawford in The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
    Donal Donnelly in The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
    Lucy Bartlett, Ray Brooks, and Michael Crawford in The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
    Michael Crawford, Donal Donnelly, and Rita Tushingham in The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
    The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)

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    Rita Tushingham
    Rita Tushingham
    • Nancy Jones
    Ray Brooks
    Ray Brooks
    • Tolen
    Michael Crawford
    Michael Crawford
    • Colin
    Donal Donnelly
    Donal Donnelly
    • Tom
    William Dexter
    • Dress Shop Owner
    Charles Dyer
    Charles Dyer
    • Man in Photo Booth
    Margot Thomas
    • Female Teacher
    John Bluthal
    John Bluthal
    • Angry Father
    Helen Lennox
    • Girl in Photo Booth
    Wensley Pithey
    • Teacher
    Edgar Wreford
    • Man in Phone Booth
    Frank Sieman
    • Surveyor
    Bruce Lacey
    • Surveyor's Asst.
    George Chisholm
    George Chisholm
    • Left Luggage Porter
    Peter Copley
    Peter Copley
    • Picture Owner
    Timothy Bateson
    Timothy Bateson
    • Junkyard Owner
    Dandy Nichols
    Dandy Nichols
    • Tom's Landlady
    • (as Dandy Nicholls)
    Bernard Barnsley
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
      • Richard Lester
      • Charles Wood(screenplay)
      • Ann Jellicoe(play)
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    • Trivia
      Richard Lester: one of the reaction shots when Nancy, Colin and Tom roll the bed through the streets. He's the balding guy standing next to a lady with big hair.
    • Quotes

      Nancy Jones: Rape!

      Woman in House: Not today thank you.

    • Crazy credits
      The closing credits (cast and crew) consist of rows of identical photographs and character/actor names, arranged like a series of photographer's contact prints of a strip of negatives.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood U.K.: Northern Lights (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      The Knack (Main Theme)
      Written by John Barry

    User reviews43

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    10/10
    The Knack emerges as a serious contender as the film which best defines and captures the essence of the sixties.
    The Knack emerges as a serious contender as the film which best defines and captures the essence of the sixties. As a product of its age, it convincingly portrays an image of 'swinging London' that so dominated the media at that time. It is an enduring image, which has long since seeped into our collective consciousness.

    Today, The Knack appears, at best, to be an attempt at understanding the changing moral landscape that was being radically redrawn during this era. As a piece of contemporary film making, it manages to capture the spirit of that age perfectly. What it doesn't necessarily do is make sense of it all. The 1960s was, after all, a period of rapid social and political change - an age of cold war tension, supersonic invention and lunar landing pretensions, combined with increasing freedom for teenagers, both in terms of sex and spending power.

    The quartet of principal actors, Crawford, Tushingham, Brooks & Donnelly all give bravura performances. Richard Lester's direction was exemplary; indeed, he has probably not made a better film since those heady days. The locations, featuring some rather dingy-looking parts of the capital, look all the more so thanks to the decision to film in monochrome. This was particular brave considering the colourful times the film was depicting. The one ingredient which most of all created the sense of playfulness indicative of the film was John Barry's wonderfully mischievous jazz-tinged pop score. One cannot imagine the film without it, which is the highest compliment one can pay to a film soundtrack.

    There is no doubt that The Knack was and remains a stylish movie, albeit rooted in its time. No viewer can fail to date its origin correctly ... yet that's precisely what makes this celluloid time-capsule such a fascinating viewing experience. It exists as the archetypal mid-sixties art-house movie, which, like the decade in which it was written, took risks, dared to be different, and, if it didn't always succeed, sure as hell made an impression.
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    FAQ2

    • This is supposed to be Jacqueline Bisset's and Charlotte Rampling's first movies as uncredited extras. Where are they seen?
    • During the opening credit sequence one of the women is seen opening a small packet and eating something. What was it?

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    • Release date
      • July 7, 1965 (France)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 1 Melrose Terrace, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Woodfall Film Productions
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    • 1 hour 24 minutes
      • Black and White

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