| The Knack …and How to Get It | |
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| Directed by | Richard Lester |
| Written by | Charles Wood |
| Produced by | Oscar Lewenstein |
| Starring | Rita Tushingham Ray Brooks Michael Crawford Donal Donnelly |
| Cinematography | David Watkin |
| Edited by | Antony Gibbs |
| Music by | John Barry |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $364,000[1][2] |
| Box office | $2.5 million (US)[1] |
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.[3] The screenplay by Charles Wood is based on the 1962 play The Knack: A Comedy in Three Acts 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.[4]
- ^ a b Michael Deeley, Blade Runners, Deer Hunters and Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: My Life in Cult Movies, Pegasus Books, 2009 p 31
- ^ Tino Balio, United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry, University of Wisconsin Press, 1987 p. 245
- ^ "The Knack ...and How to Get It". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Jane Birkin remembered by Charlotte Rampling". The Guardian. 17 December 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 February 2024.