The Knack 1965   N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Knack...And How to Get It
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Rita Tushingham, Ray Brooks, Michael Crawford, Donal Donnelly, William Dexter, John Bluthal, Wensley Pithey, Charles Dyer, Peter Copley, Margot Thomas
Tolen (Ray Brooks) has a "knack" with women, and he frequently entertains them in his room. Schoolteacher Colin (Michael Crawford), not at all a ladies' man, asks Tolen for advice but is not satisfied with Tolen's answers. His solution: get a big bed. So, with the help of another boarder, Tom (Donal Donnelly), he gets one and as they head home with the bed they meet Nancy (Rita Tushingham) and invite her along. When they get home, she meets Tolen and the fun REALLY begins.
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 Oliver! 1968  G, 146 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Carol Reed
Cast: Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe, Shani Wallis, Mark Lester, Jack Wild, Hugh Griffith, Joseph O'Conor, Leonard Rossiter, Megs Jenkins, Peggy Mount, Hylda Baker, Kenneth Cranham, Sheila White, Wensley Pithey
This film won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Director and is an excellent production of Charles Dickens' story set to music. The plot involves the orphan Oliver Twist (Mark Lester) who is befriended by the Artful Dodger (Jack Wild) and joins a gang of thieves led by Fagan (Ron Moody). Despite his circumstances, Oliver does find friends and a "family" within the gang. Popular songs include "As Long as He Needs Me" and "Consider Yourself." A total of six Oscars were received, and there were six other nominations, including Best Actor (Ron Moody) and Supporting Actor (Jack Wild).
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| 1. The Knack (1965)
aka: The Knack...And How to Get It
2. Oliver! (1968)
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