Tom Jones (Criterion Collection)

Director Tony Richardson and scripter John Osborne's sprawling, bawdy romp through 18th-century England earned four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Albert Finney stars as the titular hero, a charming country boy whose beguiling manner gets him into one hilarious romantic misadventure after another; based on the 1749 novel "The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling" by Henry Fielding. With Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, David Warner, Joan Greenwood, Diane Cilento, and Edith Evans. 128 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); 121 min. director’s cut; featurettes. Two-disc set.