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The Knack ...and How to Get It

1965 film by Richard Lester
Movie film Q1198726
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Summary

The Knack ...and How to Get It is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (357 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Knack ...and How to Get It received the Palme d'Or[3].
  • The Knack ...and How to Get It's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Knack ...and How to Get It was directed by Richard Lester[5].
  • Charles Wood wrote the screenplay for The Knack ...and How to Get It[6].
  • The Knack ...and How to Get It's composer is recorded as John Barry[7].
  • The Knack ...and How to Get It's genre is romantic comedy[8].
  • The Knack ...and How to Get It's genre is comedy film[9].
  • A cast member of The Knack ...and How to Get It was Rita Tushingham[10].
  • A cast member of The Knack ...and How to Get It was Michael Crawford[11].
  • A cast member of The Knack ...and How to Get It was Ray Brooks[12].
  • A cast member of The Knack ...and How to Get It was Donal Donnelly[13].
  • A cast member of The Knack ...and How to Get It was Jacqueline Bisset[14].
  • A cast member of The Knack ...and How to Get It was Jane Birkin[15].
  • A cast member of The Knack ...and How to Get It was Charlotte Rampling[16].
  • A cast member of The Knack ...and How to Get It was Wanda Ventham[17].
  • A cast member of The Knack ...and How to Get It was Timothy Bateson[18].
  • A cast member of The Knack ...and How to Get It was Pattie Boyd[19].
  • A cast member of The Knack ...and How to Get It was Lucille Soong[20].
  • The Knack ...and How to Get It was produced by Michael Deeley[21].
  • The Knack ...and How to Get It was produced by Oscar Lewenstein[22].
  • The Knack ...and How to Get It's production company is recorded as Woodfall Film Productions[23].
  • The Knack ...and How to Get It's director of photography is recorded as David Watkin[24].
  • The original language of The Knack ...and How to Get It was English[25].
  • The Knack ...and How to Get It was distributed by video on demand[26].
  • The Knack ...and How to Get It's review score is recorded as 6.9/10[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Michael Deeley[21] and Oscar Lewenstein[22]. The Knack ...and How to Get It was directed by Richard Lester[5]. Charles Wood wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Rita Tushingham[10], Michael Crawford[11], Ray Brooks[12], Donal Donnelly[13], Jacqueline Bisset[14], and Jane Birkin[15].

Publication

The Knack ...and How to Get It was released on January 1, 1965[28]. The original language of it was English[25]. Genres include romantic comedy[8] and comedy film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[26].

Subject and Themes

The Knack ...and How to Get It's main subject is sexual revolution[29].

Reception

The Knack ...and How to Get It received the Palme d'Or[3]. Reviews include 6.9/10[27] and 72%[30].

Why It Matters

The Knack ...and How to Get It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (357 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What awards did The Knack ...and How to Get It receive?

Honors received include Palme d'Or[3].

Related Entities

Charlotte Rampling film Jacqueline Bisset Jane Birkin John Barry London Netflix Pattie Boyd Richard Lester United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . bfi.org.uk. Retrieved . bfi.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . bfi.org.uk. Retrieved . bfi.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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