United States / Mar 09, 1977 / R
A lady's secrets. A servant's lust. A lover's betrayal.
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Lady Booby alias 'Belle', the lively wife of the fat landed squire Sir Thomas Booby, has a lusty eye on the attractive, intelligent villager Joseph Andrews, a Latin pupil and protégé of parson Adams, and makes him their footman. Joseph's heart belongs to a country girl, foundling Fanny Goodwill, but his masters take him on a fashionable trip to Bath, where the spoiled society comes mainly to see and be seen, but drowns in the famous Roman baths. When the all but grieving lady finds Joseph's Christian virtue and true love resist her lusting passes just as well as the many ladies who fancy her footman, she fires the boy. He's found and nursed by an innkeeper's maid, which stirs lusts there, again besides his honorable conduct, but is found by the good parson.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kenneth Cranham | The Wicked Squire |
| Karen Dotrice | Pamela |
| James Villiers | Mr. Booby |
| Penelope Wilton | Mrs. Wilton |
| Bernard Bresslaw | Parson Trulliber |
| Norman Rossington | Gaffer Andrews |
| Patsy Rowlands | Gammer Andrews |
| Murray Melvin | Beau Didapper |
| Ronald Pickup | Mr. Wilson |
| Peggy Ashcroft | Lady Tattle |
| Pauline Jameson | Lady Tittle |
| Timothy West | Mr. Tow-Wouse |
| Wendy Craig | Mrs. Tow-Wouse |
| Vanessa Millard | Betty |
| John Gielgud | The Doctor |
| Hugh Griffith | Squire Western |
| Dan Meaden | Coach Driver |
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| Gerald Cross | Lawyer in Coach |
| Jenny Runacre | The Gypsy |
| Patrick Durkin | Trotter |
| Jonathan Cecil | Fop One |
| Vernon Dobtcheff | Fop Two |
| Steven Berkoff | Greasy Fellow |
| Gawn Grainger | Scout |
| Chris Bryant | Wicked Squire's Steward |
| Helen Fraser | Mrs. Adams |
| Willoughby Goddard | Fourposter Innkeeper |
| Richard Goolden | Squire Western's Clerk |
| Del Henney | Didapper's Valet |
| Nigel Humphreys | Birdcatcher |
| Tim Pigott-Smith | Cornet |
| Brian Glover | Gaoler |
| Stefan Gates | Young Joseph |
| Shannon Skinner | Young Pamela |
| George Raistrick | Booby Steward |
| Declan Mulholland | Resurrectionist |
| Sandra Dorne | Whore in Traffic Jam |
| Ken Mason | Dancing Master |
| Timothy Bateson | Master of Hounds |
| Janet Webb | Fat Nun |
| Maggie Wright | First Nun |
| Michael Balfour | Ruffian |
| Robert Ashby | Ruffian |
| Kurt Christian | Gypsy |
| Gurdial Sira | Gypsy |
| Neil Fitzwiliam | Mr. Wilson's Companion |
| Ken Parry | Mr. Wilson's Companion |
| Henry Woolf | Mr. Wilson's Companion |
| Alfred Lynch | Postilion (as Alfie Lynch) |
| Bernard Bresslaw | Parson Trulliber (uncredited) |
| Carol Drinkwater | (uncredited) |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Joseph Andrews |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Woodfall Film Productions, Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 9 marzo 1977 |
| Production | Anna Cottle, Neil Hartley |
| Writer | Henry Fielding, Chris Bryant, Allan Scott, Tony Richardson |
| Editing | Thom Noble |
| Cinematography | David Watkin, Freddie Cooper, Paul Wilson, Keith Hamshere |
| Assistant directors | Andrew Grieve, Tony Richardson |
| Camera operators | Freddie Cooper, Paul Wilson, Keith Hamshere, David Watkin |
| Additional photography | Freddie Cooper, Paul Wilson, Keith Hamshere, David Watkin |
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| Production design | Michael Annals, Bill Brodie, Ian Whittaker, Jack Carter |
| Art direction | Bill Brodie, Ian Whittaker, Jack Carter, Michael Annals |
| Set decoration | Bill Brodie, Ian Whittaker, Jack Carter, Michael Annals |
| Music | John Addison, Peter Handford, Gerry Humphreys, Chris Greenham |
| Sound | Peter Handford, Gerry Humphreys, Chris Greenham, John Addison |
| Costume design | Michael Annals, Ann Brodie, Susie Hill, Patrick Wheatley |
| Makeup | Ann Brodie, Susie Hill, Patrick Wheatley, Michael Annals |
| Hairstyling | Ann Brodie, Susie Hill, Patrick Wheatley, Michael Annals |
Release dates
Theatrical release
TV
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